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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
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PROXY STATEMENT 1999
EG&G, INC., CORPORATE OFFICES, 45 WILLIAM STREET, WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS 02481
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
To the Stockholders of EG&G, Inc.:
The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of EG&G, Inc., will be held at the
Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday,
April 27, 1999, at 10:30 a.m., to consider and act upon the following:
1. A proposal to fix the number of Directors at ten and to elect ten nominees
for Director for terms of one year each; and
2. A proposal to approve the EG&G, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan under
which an aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock may be
purchased; and
3. A proposal to approve the EG&G, Inc. 1999 Incentive Plan under which cash
performance awards as well as an aggregate of 3,500,000 shares of the
Company's Common Stock will be made available for option grants, restricted
stock awards, performance units, and other stock-based awards; and
4. Such other matters as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
The Board of Directors has no knowledge of any other business to be
transacted at the Meeting.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on February 26,
1999, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive this notice and to vote at the Meeting.
All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Murray Gross
MURRAY GROSS, Clerk
April 2, 1999
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RETURN ENCLOSED PROXY CARD
Whether or not you expect to attend this Meeting, I urge you to complete, date,
and sign the enclosed proxy card and to mail it promptly in the enclosed
envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. Prompt response
is important and your cooperation will be appreciated. If the envelope is lost,
return the card to Proxy Services, EquiServe, P.O. Box 9381, Boston, MA
02205-9381.
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PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement has been prepared to provide the stockholders of EG&G,
Inc. with information pertaining to the matters to be voted on at the EG&G,
Inc., Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Tuesday, April 27, 1999 at
10:30 a.m., at the Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham,
Massachusetts, and at any adjournment of that Meeting. The date of this Proxy
Statement is April 2, 1999, the approximate date on which the Proxy Statement
and form of Proxy were first sent or given to stockholders. EG&G, Inc. is
sometimes referred to in this Proxy Statement as "EG&G" or the "Company." EG&G,
Inc. Common Stock, $1 par value per share (the only outstanding EG&G security
with voting power), is referred to as the "Common Stock."
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EG&G. You
are requested to sign and return your proxy card promptly. You have the right to
revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time prior to its exercise at the
Meeting by filing written notice with the Clerk of EG&G or by signing and
delivering a new proxy card bearing a later date. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SIGN AND
RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD. It helps to establish a quorum so that the Meeting may
be held, and it permits your votes to be cast in accordance with your
directions.
The expenses connected with soliciting proxies will be borne by EG&G. The
Company expects to pay brokers, nominees, fiduciaries, and other custodians
their reasonable expenses for forwarding proxy materials and annual reports to
principals and obtaining their voting instructions. The Company has engaged
Kissel-Blake Inc., of New York City, to assist in soliciting proxies from
brokers, nominees, fiduciaries, and custodians and has agreed to pay
Kissel-Blake Inc. $7,500 and out-of-pocket expenses for such efforts. In
addition to the use of the mails, certain Directors, officers, and employees may
solicit proxies in person or by use of communications media.
The stock transfer books of EG&G will not be closed; however, the Board of
Directors has fixed the close of business on February 26, 1999, as the record
date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote
their shares at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, there were 44,994,317
shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of Common
Stock carries with it the right to cast one vote, with no cumulative voting. The
presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of a majority of the
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the record date constitutes a
quorum.
The three items being presented for stockholder action are set forth on
your proxy card and each of them is discussed in detail on the following pages.
Shares represented by proxy will be voted at the Meeting in accordance with your
instructions, as indicated on the proxy card.
The first item on the proxy card is a proposal to fix the number of
Directors at ten and to elect ten Directors for terms of one year each. You are
provided the opportunity for granting, or withholding, authority to vote your
shares to fix the number of Directors at ten and to elect the ten nominees by
marking the appropriate box on the proxy card. Should you desire to withhold
authority to vote for specific nominees, please identify the exceptions in the
appropriate space provided on the proxy card. Your shares will be voted as you
indicate. IF YOU SIGN AND RETURN YOUR PROXY CARD AND MAKE NO INDICATION
CONCERNING ITEM NO. 1 ON THE PROXY CARD, YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" FIXING
THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT TEN AND ELECTING THE NOMINEES NAMED IN THIS PROXY
STATEMENT.
EG&G, Inc., Corporate Offices
45 William St., Wellesley, Massachusetts 02481
(781)237-5100
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The second item is a proposal to approve the adoption of the EG&G, Inc.
1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. With respect to Item No. 2, you are provided
the opportunity to vote for or against adopting the proposal or to abstain from
voting. Your shares will be voted as you indicate, or not voted if you abstain.
IF YOU DO NOT MAKE AN INDICATION CONCERNING THIS ITEM, YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED
"FOR" ITEM NO. 2.
The third item is a proposal to approve the adoption of the EG&G, Inc. 1999
Incentive Plan. With respect to Item No. 3, you are provided the opportunity to
vote for or against adopting the proposal or to abstain from voting. Your shares
will be voted as you indicate, or not voted if you abstain. IF YOU DO NOT MAKE
AN INDICATION CONCERNING THIS ITEM, YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" ITEM NO. 3.
Management does not anticipate a vote on any other proposal at the Annual
Meeting. In the event, however, that another proposal is properly brought before
the Meeting, your shares will be voted in accordance with the discretion of the
named proxies.
EG&G's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1998 has already been mailed to its
stockholders or is enclosed herewith. It should not be considered either as part
of this Proxy Statement or as incorporated herein by reference.
VOTES REQUIRED
The affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the votes cast at the
Meeting is required for the election of each of the ten Directors. The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
present or represented at the Meeting and voting on the matter is required for
fixing the number of Directors at ten and for the approval of the EG&G, Inc.
1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the EG&G, Inc. 1999 Incentive Plan,
provided that the total vote cast on the approval of the EG&G, Inc. 1998
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the EG&G, Inc. 1999 Incentive Plan represents
over 50% in interest of all securities entitled to vote on those proposals.
Shares of Common Stock represented by executed proxies received by the
Company will be counted for purposes of establishing a quorum at the Meeting,
regardless of how or whether such shares are voted on any specific proposal.
Shares which abstain from voting as to a particular matter, and shares held by
nominee record holders who did not receive specific instructions from the
beneficial owners of such shares and thus are not voted with respect to a
particular matter, will not be counted as shares voting on such matter.
Accordingly, abstentions and nominee "non-votes" will have no effect on the
voting for either the election of Directors or the approval of the other
proposals described in this Proxy Statement.
ITEM NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Articles of Organization and By-Laws of EG&G provide that the number of
Directors, not less than three nor more than thirteen, shall be fixed by the
stockholders. The Articles of Organization and By-Laws provide that at each
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the successors of the Directors whose terms
expire in that year shall be elected for a one-year term. There are, at present,
eleven Directors of the Company. The terms of all eleven of the Directors expire
at this year's Annual Meeting. Messrs. Gray and Kucharski have indicated that
they will be retiring from the Board at the expiration of their current terms.
The Board of Directors has declared it advisable that the number of
Directors be fixed at ten and has nominated the following persons for election
as Directors for one-year terms expiring at the
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Annual Meeting in 2000. All of these nominees, with the exception of Mr.
Schmergel, are currently Directors of the Company.
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TAMARA J. ERICKSON MICHAEL C. REUTTGERS
KENT F. HANSEN GABRIEL SCHMERGEL
JOHN F. KEANE GREGORY L. SUMME
NICHOLAS A. LOPARDO JOHN LARKIN THOMPSON
GRETA E. MARSHALL G. ROBERT TOD
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" FIXING
THE NUMBER OF DIRECTORS AT TEN AND FOR ELECTING THE TEN
NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE FOR TERMS OF ONE YEAR EACH.
It is intended that the shares represented by proxies will be voted to fix
the number of Directors at ten and for the election of the ten nominees (unless
one or more of the nominees is unwilling or unable to serve) for terms of one
year each, unless a contrary instruction is indicated on the proxy cards. The
Board of Directors knows of no reason why any nominee should be unable or
unwilling to serve, but if such should be the case, the persons named as proxies
in the Proxy may vote for the election of a substitute. In no event will shares
represented by proxies be voted for more than ten nominees. To apprise you of
the qualifications of the Directors, we are including information concerning the
nominees.
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING IN 2000
TAMARA J. ERICKSON: Age 44; Principal Occupation: Management consultant
specializing in corporate strategy and technology management. Senior Vice
President and Chairman of Consulting for The Concours Group. Elected a Member of
the Board of Directors of EG&G since 1995. Member of the Audit Committee and the
Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.
Ms. Erickson is the co-author of the book, Third Generation R&D: Managing the
Link to Corporate Strategy, published in 1991. She joined The Concours Group as
Senior Vice President and Chairman of Consulting in November 1998. Prior to
joining The Concours Group, Ms. Erickson worked as an independent consultant
specializing in corporate strategy and technology management. She served as head
of U.S. Consulting for P.A. Consulting Group, a management and technology
consulting company, from 1996 to 1997. From 1995 to 1996, Ms. Erickson was a
Senior Vice President of Arthur D. Little, Inc., a consulting company with which
she had been associated since 1978. From 1991 to 1995, Ms. Erickson served as a
Managing Director of Arthur D. Little, Inc. with direct line management
responsibility for all the firm's management consulting business in North
America, including strategy and organization, information systems, and
operations management consulting services. Ms. Erickson holds a BA degree in
Biological Sciences from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
KENT F. HANSEN: Age 67; Principal Occupation: Professor of Nuclear Engineering
at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Director
of EG&G since 1979. Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a Member of the
Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of
Directors.
Kent F. Hansen, a Professor of Nuclear Engineering at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, first joined the M.I.T. faculty as an Assistant
Professor in 1961. He is a former research scholar of M.I.T., from which he
graduated in 1953 with a degree in physics. Dr. Hansen also received his Sc.D.
degree in nuclear engineering from that institution. An authority in the field
of nuclear reactor physics, reactor safety analysis, and nuclear fuel
management, Dr. Hansen is the author of many scientific and technical
publications and the co-author of a book entitled "Numerical Methods of Reactor
Analysis." A former director of the American Nuclear Society, Dr. Hansen has
served as consultant to several electric utilities and nuclear reactor
manufacturers, to the Department of
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Energy, and to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dr. Hansen was nominated by
former President Carter in 1977 to serve as a commissioner of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission. In 1978, Dr. Hansen received the American Nuclear
Society's Arthur Holly Compton Award for outstanding contributions to education
in the fields of nuclear science and engineering. Dr. Hansen was Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Stone & Webster, Inc. from August 1995 to May 1997. He is
currently Lead Director of Stone & Webster, Inc. He is also a Member of the
National Academy of Engineering.
JOHN F. KEANE: Age 67; Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer of Keane, Inc., a public corporation based in
Boston, Massachusetts, that designs, develops and maintains computer software
for corporations and hospitals. Member of the Board of Directors of EG&G since
1997. Member of the Benefit Plans Investment Committee and the Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Keane founded Keane, Inc. in 1965. Prior to starting the company, Mr. Keane
worked for IBM, and was a marketing and management consultant for Arthur D.
Little. He is a graduate of Harvard University and received his MBA from Harvard
Business School. Mr. Keane is an active member of ITAA (Information Technology
Association of America), and the national computer software and services trade
association, having previously served as Chairman of that organization, and is a
member of the Mass High Tech Council. He presently serves as a Trustee of the
Massachusetts Software Council, Inc. He is a member of the Governor's Council on
Economic Growth and Technology, is a member of the Board of The Center for
Quality of Management, and serves on the Board of Overseers of Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Keane served as Chairman of the
Board of Governors of the New England Aquarium and is still actively involved
with that organization as a member of their Board of Governors and Executive
Committee. Mr. Keane is also a Director of First Wave Technologies based in
Atlanta, Georgia.
NICHOLAS A. LOPARDO: Age 52; Principal Occupation: Vice Chairman of State Street
Bank and Trust Company and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of State Street
Global Advisors, the Bank's investment management group. Member of the Board of
Directors of EG&G since 1996. Chairman of the Audit Committee and a Member of
the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Lopardo joined the Asset Management Division of State Street Bank and Trust
Company in January 1987. In September of 1990, he was promoted to Executive Vice
President of the Bank and Chief Executive Officer of State Street Global
Advisors with responsibility for the Company's investment management businesses.
Mr. Lopardo is also a member of the Senior Executive Group at State Street Bank
and Trust Company, which is responsible for setting the policy direction of the
Bank. Prior to joining State Street Bank and Trust Company, Mr. Lopardo served
as Senior Vice President of sales, marketing and pension advisory services with
Equitable Life Assurance Society in New York. Mr. Lopardo has over 30 years of
experience in the pension industry, having served in a variety of roles with
Equitable related to pension marketing, client relationships, and Equitable's
pension investment advisory services. He is a 1968 graduate of Susquehanna
University with a BS in marketing and management and is Vice Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the University and Chairman of the Investment Property and
Finance Committee, and a member of the Executive Committee of that Board. He is
also Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Weiss School of Business at
Susquehanna University and Chairman of the Board of the Landmark School, the
premier secondary school for dyslexic students. Mr. Lopardo is also a board
member of the Boston Stock Exchange and of the Whitehead Institute for
Biomedical Research. He currently holds positions on the Wellspring Resources,
LLC Board, Fleet Center Premium Seating Advisory Board, and American Bankers
Association Investment & Trust Services Advisory Board. He is also a Board
member of the Boston Partners in Education, Board member of the Hockey
Humanitarian Foundation, an Advisory Board member of the Salvation Army and a
Director of Team Harmony Foundation.
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GRETA E. MARSHALL, CFA: Age 61; Principal Occupation: Principal and founder of
The Marshall Plan, a financial investment company. Director of EG&G since 1990.
Chairman of the Benefit Plans Investment Committee and a Member of the
Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors.
Ms. Marshall manages The Marshall Plan, a financial investment company she
founded in 1988, with offices in Concord, Massachusetts and Incline Village,
Nevada. She has thirty-five years of experience in financial analysis, research,
and investment. From 1974 to 1984, she was Director, Investments, Deere &
Company, Moline, Illinois. She was President of Baybanks Investment Management
in 1984 and 1985 and Investment Manager of the California Public Employees
Retirement System from 1985 to 1988. Ms. Marshall is a member of the Board of
Directors of Hyseq, Inc. Ms. Marshall holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of
Business Administration degrees from the University of Louisville. She is a
Member of the Editorial Board of CFA Digest, a member of the Candidate
Curriculum Committee and a Trustee of the AIMR Investment Management Workshop.
Ms. Marshall is also a Trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
MICHAEL C. RUETTGERS: Age 56; Principal Occupation: President and Chief
Executive Officer and Director of EMC Corporation, a company based in Hopkinton,
Massachusetts, specializing in information storage and retrieval. Member of the
Board of Directors of EG&G since 1997. Member of the Audit Committee and the
Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Ruettgers became President and Chief Executive Officer of EMC Corporation in
January 1992. From 1989 to 1991 Mr. Ruettgers held the positions of President
and Chief Operating Officer. He joined the company in 1988 as Executive Vice
President of Operations and Customer Service. Before joining EMC Corporation,
Mr. Ruettgers spent much of his career with Raytheon Company. During his 13
years at Raytheon, Mr. Ruettgers played a key role in the Patriot Missile
program while at Raytheon's Missile Systems Division. In 1981 he joined
Boston-based Keane, Inc., a software development company where he was Senior
Vice President. Following his work with Keane, Inc., Mr. Ruettgers became Chief
Operating Officer of Technology Financial Services where he advised companies
such as IBM, AT&T and the regional Bell operating companies. Mr. Ruettgers holds
a BS from Idaho State University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is
a Director of Commonwealth Energy Systems.
GABRIEL SCHMERGEL: Age 58; Principal Occupation: Retired Chief Executive Officer
and President of Genetics Institute, Inc.
Mr. Gabriel Schmergel was born in Budapest, Hungary and came to the United
States in 1956. From 1967 to 1981 Mr. Schmergel worked for Baxter Healthcare
Corp. in the International Division. He filled various positions of increasing
responsibility, managing country subsidiaries and eventually all of its
international operations. In 1981 Mr. Schmergel became President and CEO of a
start-up company, Genetics Institute, Inc. Under his leadership, Genetics
Institute, Inc. became a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with a
portfolio of drugs for hemophilia, anemia, and cancer. At the end of 1996,
Genetics Institute, Inc. was acquired by American Home Products. Mr. Schmergel
retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of Genetics Institute, Inc. in
January 1997.
Mr. Schmergel received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1962 and served with the U.S. Army as a
Lieutenant from 1963 until 1965. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School
in 1967, where he was named a Baker Scholar.
In 1988, Mr. Schmergel was recognized with an honorary Doctorate of Engineering
Degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and in 1994 he was elected to the
National Academy of Engineering for his leadership in biotechnology. From 1992
to 1998 he was a member of the Visiting Committee of Harvard Business School. He
also spent 5 years on the Board of Governors of the New England Medical Center.
Currently, Mr. Schmergel serves on the Board of Overseers for the Tufts
Veterinary School and on the Board of Trustees of the Boston Ballet.
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GREGORY L. SUMME: Age 42; Principal Occupation: President and Chief Executive
Officer of EG&G. Member of the Board of Directors of EG&G since January of 1998.
Member of the Corporate Goverance Committee.
Mr. Summe was named Chief Executive Officer of EG&G effective January 1, 1999.
He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of EG&G and elected to
the Company's Board of Directors in January of 1998. Prior to joining EG&G, Mr.
Summe was President of AlliedSignal's Automotive Products Group. Prior to being
appointed President of AlliedSignal's Automotive Products Group in 1997, Mr.
Summe served as President of Aerospace Engines (1995 to 1997) and as President
of General Aviation Avionics (1993 to 1995). Before joining AlliedSignal, he was
the general manager of commercial motors at General Electric (1992 to 1993) and
was a partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. (1983 to 1992). He started his career as a
semiconductor design engineer at Mostek. Mr. Summe holds B.S. and M.S. degrees
in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky and the University of
Cincinnati, and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
JOHN LARKIN THOMPSON: Age 68; Principal Occupation: Of Counsel to Nutter,
McClennen & Fish LLP, a Boston, Massachusetts law firm. Director of EG&G since
1986. Member of the Benefit Plans Investment Committee and the Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Thompson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross &
Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. from 1988 to his retirement in 1992. He
served as President of Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. and Blue Cross of
Massachusetts, Inc. from 1970 and 1987, respectively, until December 30, 1988
when those two companies merged. Prior to his service with Blue Cross and Blue
Shield, Mr. Thompson was an associate and then partner with the Boston law firm
of Palmer & Dodge. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova
University, a Master of Science degree from Columbia University Graduate School
of Business, and a Juris Doctor (cum laude) from Boston University School of Law
and is a Member of the Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations. Mr. Thompson
retired from the United States Naval Reserve in 1976 as a Commander. He is a
Trustee and former Chairman of the New England Aquarium, Director and former
Chairman of the Artery Business Committee, and Trustee of Emmanuel College. He
also served as Chairman of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Chairman of
the Massachusetts Port Authority. He currently serves as a Director of several
other civic and charitable organizations.
G. ROBERT TOD: Age 59; Principal Occupation: Retired Vice Chairman, President
and Chief Operating Officer and Director of the CML Group, Inc., a specialty
marketing company. Director of EG&G since 1984. Member of the Executive
Committee and the Nominating Committee and Chairman of the Compensation and
Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Tod received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1961 and also holds an MBA from Harvard
Business School. Mr. Tod is co-founder of the CML Group, Inc. and served as its
President and Chief Operating Officer from 1969 to his retirement in June of
1998. CML Group, Inc. declared bankruptcy on December 18, 1998. Mr. Tod is
currently a Director of SCI Systems, Inc. and U.S. Trust Corp. and is a Trustee
of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND CERTAIN OF ITS COMMITTEES
A formal Audit Committee of the Board of Directors was created in 1971. The
present Committee, which met five times in 1998, is composed of four
Directors -- Messrs. Lopardo (Chairman), Hansen and Ruettgers and Ms. Erickson.
The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are (1) to recommend the
particular persons or firm to be employed by the Company as its independent
auditor; (2) to consult with the persons so chosen to be the independent auditor
with regard to the plan of audit; (3) to review, in consultation with the
independent auditor, its report of audit or proposed report of audit, and the
accompanying
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management letter, if any; and (4) to consult periodically with the independent
auditor with regard to the adequacy of internal controls and, if the Committee
so chooses, to consult with the internal auditors, the Chief Financial Officer,
the Corporate Controller, the Treasurer and other officers and employees as the
Committee may deem appropriate.
The Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors,
which met seven times in 1998, is composed of three Directors -- Messrs. Tod
(Chairman) and Lopardo and Ms. Marshall. The Committee reviews and approves the
salaries and incentive compensation of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief
Executive Officer, the President, and the Executive and Senior Vice Presidents.
The Committee also reviews and approves the management incentive plans of the
Company and its subsidiaries, administers the stock option plans adopted by the
Company, and reviews and approves such other employment and compensation matters
as it deems necessary and proper.
The Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, which met
five times in 1998, is composed of five Directors -- Messrs. Gray (Chairman),
Hansen, Keane, Summe and Thompson. The Committee examines and defines the Board
of Directors' role in corporate governance, formulates policy to deal with and
be responsive to shareholder concerns, and formulates guidance, for management
action, to deal with evolving social issues, both internal and external to the
organization.
A Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors was created in 1991. The
present Committee, which met six times in 1998, is composed of five
Directors -- Messrs. Hansen (Chairman), Gray, Ruettgers and Tod, and Ms.
Erickson. The Committee establishes criteria for nomination or renomination as a
Director, develops procedures for the nomination or renomination process, and
identifies and recommends candidates for nomination to the Board of Directors.
Any stockholder desiring to submit a candidate for consideration by the
Nominating Committee should send sufficient biographical data and background
information concerning the candidate to enable a proper judgment as to the
candidate's qualifications, together with any other relevant information, to:
Chairman of the Nominating Committee, c/o EG&G, Inc., 45 William Street,
Wellesley, MA 02481.
A Benefit Plans Investment Committee of the Board of Directors was created
in October of 1991. The present Committee, which met once in 1998, is composed
of three Directors -- Ms. Marshall (Chairman) and Messrs. Keane and Thompson.
The Committee reviews the investment of funds held in the Company's employee
benefit plans.
The Board of Directors also has an Executive Committee, which met three
times in 1998, composed of three Directors -- Messrs. Kucharski, Gray and Tod.
The Committee, which acts as needed during intervals between Board meetings, has
been delegated with all the powers of the Board except those powers which by
law, the Articles of Organization or the By-Laws of the Company, the Board of
Directors is prohibited from delegating.
With the exception of the Executive Committee and the Corporate Governance
Committee, all Committees of the Board of Directors are comprised of
non-employee Directors.
MEETINGS
The Board of Directors met ten times in 1998. All Directors attended at
least 75 percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Directors
and the committees of the Board on which they respectively served.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Directors who are employees of the Company receive no additional
compensation for their services as Directors. Directors who are not employees of
the Company are paid an annual retainer fee of $12,000 and $1,000 for each
meeting of the Board that they attend. Additionally, the Chairmen of the Audit,
Compensation and Stock Option, Corporate Governance, Nominating, and Benefit
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Plans Investment Committees receive $4,000 per year and the other non-employee
members of these Committees receive $3,000 per year. All non-employee members of
these Committees receive $1,000 for each Committee meeting that they attend
unless the Committee meeting is held on the same day as a Board of Directors'
meeting, in which case, the Committee member receives $500.
The EG&G, Inc. 1990 Director Stock Plan provides that on each January 31,
non-employee Directors who served for the preceding calendar year shall receive
800 shares of Common Stock (with a pro-rated number of shares issued to
Directors who served for only a portion of such year). If a Director fails to
attend at least 75 percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and
the committees on which the Director served during the preceding year, the
number of shares of Common Stock will be reduced to 400 shares and no shares
will be issued if a Director fails to attend at least 50 percent of such
meetings. In accordance with the Director Stock Plan, on February 1, 1999, each
of the nine non-employee Directors who served as Directors for the entire 1998
calendar year received 800 shares of Common Stock, with a fair market value to
each such Director at that time of $22,800.
The Company terminated its Deferred Compensation Plan for non-employee
Directors effective December 31, 1995. The termination does not affect any
rights of non-employee Directors that had vested as of such termination date.
The Plan provided for an annual payment to be made by the Company to the
eligible Director or his or her estate in an amount equal to 100 percent of the
Director's annual retainer fee in effect at the time the Director's service on
the Board ceased due to death, retirement, or resignation. Under the Plan as
terminated, annual payments will be made to any non-employee Director in office
as of December 31, 1995, upon his or her death, retirement, or resignation from
the Board for the greater of five years or the number of years the Director had
served on the Board as of December 31, 1995.
The Company has established the EG&G, Inc. Directors Charitable
Contribution Program for certain non-employee Directors. To be eligible under
the program, the Director must be a non-employee Director with no previous
employment with the Company and have either been a member of the Company's Board
of Directors as of January 1, 1992 or have otherwise completed five years of
service on the Board. Under this program, the Company will contribute, upon the
death of an eligible Director, a total of $1,000,000 to one or more qualifying
charitable organizations named by the Director. The program is funded through a
life insurance policy on each such eligible Director, with the life insurance
proceeds payable to EG&G.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
The following table identifies the only persons known to the Company to be
beneficial owners of five percent or more of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock. The information in this table and the footnotes is taken from a Schedule
13G dated February 10, 1999, filed by The Regents of the University of
California, and a Schedule 13G dated February 1, 1999, filed by FMR Corp., with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND
NAME AND ADDRESS NATURE PERCENT
OF BENEFICIAL OF BENEFICIAL OF
OWNER OWNERSHIP(1) CLASS
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<S> <C> <C>
The Regents of the University of California
1111 Broadway 14th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607 3,343,781(2) 7.3%
FMR Corp.
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109 5,806,561(3) 12.99%
</TABLE>
NOTES
(1) There are no shares included with respect to which such persons have a right
to acquire beneficial ownership.
(2) The Schedule 13G filed by The Regents of the University of California states
that it has sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 3,343,781
shares.
(3) The Schedule 13G filed by FMR Corp. states that FMR Corp. (i) has sole
dispositive power with respect to 5,806,561 shares of which 5,235,100 shares
are held by various investment companies to which a wholly-owned subsidiary
of FMR Corp., Fidelity Management and Research Company, acts as investment
adviser and 571,461 shares are held by various institutional accounts for
which Fidelity Management Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR
Corp., serves as investment manager, and (ii) has sole voting power with
respect to 551,161 of the shares held by such institutional account(s).
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table shows the number of shares of Common Stock owned of
record or beneficially (including unexercised stock options exercisable within
60 days) on February 1, 1999, (i) by each of the Directors and nominees for
Director individually, (ii) by each of the executive officers named in the
Summary Compensation Table, and (iii) by all of the executive officers,
Directors, and nominees for Director as a group. No Director, nominee for
Director, or executive officer of the Company owned any equity securities of the
Company other than Common Stock on that date.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT
NAME BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF CLASS
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<S> <C> <C>
John M. Kucharski 310,226(1)(2) *
Gregory L. Summe 185,503(1)
Angelo D. Castellana 103,420(1)(2)
John F. Alexander, II 223,441(1)
Murray Gross 118,644(1)
Tamara Erickson 2,400 *
John B. Gray 15,000 *
Kent F. Hansen 7,200 *
John F. Keane 2,400 *
Nicholas A. Lopardo 3,200 *
Greta E. Marshall 7,000 *
Michael C. Ruettgers 1,500 *
Gabriel Schmergel 0
John Larkin Thompson 10,000 *
G. Robert Tod 12,200 *
All executive officers, Directors, and
nominees for Director of the Company as a
Group, 24 in number, including those listed
above(1)(2) 1,120,214(1)(2) 2.4%
</TABLE>
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* Less than 1%
NOTES
(1) The amounts shown as beneficially owned by Messrs. Kucharski, Summe,
Castellana, Alexander and Gross and by all executive officers, Directors,
and nominees for Director as a group, include 210,000, 160,000, 92,000,
213,700, 85,800 and 879,580 shares, respectively, which are obtainable
within 60 days after February 1, 1999 upon exercise of, and payment for,
outstanding, unexercised stock options. The amounts shown as beneficially
owned by Messr. Castellana and by all executive officers, Directors and
nominees for Director as a group, do not include 2,584 and 4,145 shares,
respectively, which are accrued under the EG&G Deferred Compensation Plan
and which are payable 100% in EG&G stock at the time of retirement or
termination of employment.
(2) Owners of all shares shown have sole voting and investment power except
Messrs. Kucharski and Castellana who share investment and/or voting power
over 32,226 shares and 7,022 shares, respectively. The number of shares
stated as being owned beneficially includes shares held beneficially by
spouses, minor children, and certain trusts; the inclusion of such shares in
the Proxy Statement, however, does not constitute an admission that the
executive officers, Directors, or nominees for Director are direct or
indirect beneficial owners of such shares.
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BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the "Committee") of the Board
of Directors is composed of three independent outside Directors. The Committee's
report on executive compensation follows.
OVERALL PHILOSOPHY
The Company's overall executive compensation philosophy is based on the
premise that compensation should be aligned with and support the Company's
business strategy and long-term initiatives, enhance shareholder value and be
competitive with that offered by comparable companies. Under the guidance of the
Committee, compensation policies have been designed which link executive
compensation to the attainment of the Company's specific goals. These policies
also allow the Company to attract and retain those senior executives critical to
the long-term success of a highly diversified organization by providing a
competitive compensation package and recognizing and rewarding individual
contributions. The key elements of the Company's executive compensation are base
salary, annual incentive awards, and stock options.
In order to provide the Company with more flexibility with respect to
structuring stock incentive and cash performance award programs for the
management team, the Board has approved and is submitting for stockholder
approval, the EG&G, Inc. 1999 Incentive Plan which is outlined in Item 3 of this
Proxy Statement. This plan replaces the EG&G, Inc. 1992 EG&G Stock Option Plan.
BASE SALARY
Each year, the Committee reviews and establishes the base salary of the
Chief Executive Officer based on the Company's performance, as measured by a
combination of factors consisting principally of sales, earnings per share
growth, return on equity, return on capital (Economic Value Added(R) ) and on a
comparison to executive compensation in other companies as revealed by the
surveys referred to below. The Committee also reviews, approves or modifies, as
deemed appropriate by the Committee, a salary plan recommended by the Chief
Executive Officer and the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the
corporate officer positions. This plan, developed by the Human Resources staff,
is based on the performance of each such officer while taking into consideration
the Company's performance as measured by the factors described above.
The Company uses a nationwide Executive Compensation Survey to provide
general overall guidance with respect to compensation levels. The survey shows
market competitive information for the total compensation for selected officer
positions for companies comparable in revenue size to EG&G. Generally, the
compensation levels of EG&G officers are comparable with those holding similar
positions within the companies included in the above-mentioned survey.
In accordance with the Company's policy to pay competitive salaries, the
base salaries of most officers were increased in April 1998. Mr. Kucharski's
base salary was increased in April 1998 from $650,000 a year to $700,000 a year.
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
EG&G maintains an Economic Value Added ("EVA(R)") Incentive Plan (the
"Plan", or "EVA(R) Plan"), the purpose of which is to provide incentive
compensation to certain key employees. Mr. Kucharski and the other executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table are participants in the EVA(R)
Plan. Although the EVA(R) Plan is the primary source of incentives for officers,
the Committee may award additional incentives to selected officers outside of
the EVA(R) Plan in circumstances in which the Committee determines that an
additional incentive determined on a different basis is appropriate.
Bonuses under the EVA(R) Plan are based on the additional shareholder value
created. For purposes of the Plan, shareholder value is created when the Company
earns a return in excess of the
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cost of the capital employed. EG&G calculates its EVA(R) by taking its net
operating profit after tax and subtracting a capital charge. The capital charge
is the result of the capital employed by the Company multiplied by the Company's
weighted average cost of capital.
Each EVA(R) Plan participant is assigned a target incentive, expressed as a
percentage of base salary ranging between 5% and 60%, which represents the
amount of the incentive award if EVA(R) performance targets are met. The EVA(R)
performance targets are generally based on the participant's business unit
referred to as a Strategic Business Unit (SBU) or a Strategic Business
Enterprise (SBE). Performance targets for officers and other corporate
participants are based on consolidated performance. For SBU/SBE Managers and
participants, performance targets are based on SBU/SBE consolidated performance.
The actual incentive award is determined by multiplying the target incentive by
a formula performance factor based upon actual EVA(R) performance compared to
the target performance. The performance factor will be greater than one if the
EVA(R) target is exceeded and will be less than one if the EVA(R) target is not
met. There is a cap of two times target award.
Individual performance factors allow managers to adjust a participant's
final incentive awards up or down by 25% based upon their discretionary
assessment of performance.
In 1998, Mr. Kucharski's target bonus was 60% of base salary. His target
EVA(R) was based on consolidated performance. For 1998, the actual Consolidated
EVA(R) showed significant improvement over 1997. As a result, he received an
EVA(R) award of $525,000 which represents 125% of his target incentive.
STOCK OPTIONS
Many studies indicate a correlation between employee stock ownership and
Company performance. Under the Company's Stock Option Plans, stock options are
granted to the Company's senior executives following guidelines established by
the Committee. These guidelines are based primarily on competitive industrial
practice as revealed by a long-term executive compensation survey covering a
large number of public companies in a variety of industries in which the Company
participates. The survey data show that the normal stock option award is a
multiple of base salary. Beginning in 1991, the Committee began to use the
Black-Scholes option pricing method as the basis for determining the value of
the option grants. This method takes into consideration a number of factors
including the stock's volatility, dividend rate, option term, and interest rates
to estimate the option's present value. Mr. Kucharski was granted an option on
75,000 shares in December 1997 for performance in 1997 based on the survey data
and the application of the Black-Scholes option pricing method. Mr. Kucharski
received no additional Stock Option grants in 1998. Stock options are classified
as long-term incentives and are intended to link the long-term interests of the
executive with those of the stockholder. Stock options will provide value to the
optionee only when the price of EG&G stock increases above the option price. All
options are granted with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the
date of the grant.
STOCK OWNERSHIP PROGRAM BY OFFICERS AND SBE MANAGERS
The Committee has determined that in order to align further management and
shareholder interests, EG&G stock ownership by EG&G officers and SBE managers
should be significant relative to each officer's and SBE manager's base salary.
The market value of EG&G stock expected to be owned by the Company's officers
and general managers is as follows:
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
CEO 2 times base salary
President and COO 1 1/2 times base salary
Executive Vice Presidents 1 1/2 times base salary
Senior Vice Presidents 1 1/2 times base salary
Other Officers 1 times base salary
SBE Managers 1/2 times base salary
</TABLE>
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Those officers who do not presently have such ownership are expected to
attain the ownership by the later of January 1, 2000 or four years after their
election to the specified officer position. SBE Managers are expected to attain
the ownership by the later of January 1, 2001 or four years after their
appointment to the specified SBE manager position.
SECTION 162(m)
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limits the
deductibility by public companies of annual compensation for certain officers to
$1 million. Qualifying performance-based compensation will not be subject to the
deduction limit if certain requirements are met. It is the general intention of
the Committee to assure, where appropriate, that officer compensation will meet
the Section 162(m) requirements for deductibility. However, the Committee
reserves the right to use its judgment to authorize compensation payments which
may be in excess of the limit when the Committee believes such payment is
appropriate, after taking into consideration changing business conditions or the
officer's performance, and is in the best interest of the stockholders. The
Committee will review its policy concerning Section 162(m) on a year-by-year
basis.
COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE
G. Robert Tod (Chairman)
Nicholas A. Lopardo
Greta E. Marshall
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STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total shareholder
return on the Company's Common Stock against the cumulative total return of the
S&P Composite-500 Stock Index and the S&P Technology-500 Index (name changed
from S&P High Technology Composite Index) for the period of five fiscal years
commencing January 3, 1994 and ended January 3, 1999.
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
EG&G, INC. COMMON STOCK, S&P COMPOSITE-500 AND
S&P TECHNOLOGY-500 INDICES
TOTAL RETURN TO SHAREHOLDERS
REINVESTED DIVIDENDS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
S&P 500 TECHNOLOGY-
EG&G, INC. S&P 500 INDEX 500 INDEX
---------- ------------- -------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Dec. 1993 100.00 100.00 100.00
Dec. 1994 79.49 101.32 116.55
Dec. 1995 141.17 139.34 167.88
Dec. 1996 120.52 171.32 238.17
Dec. 1997 128.12 228.46 300.32
Dec. 1998 174.82 293.69 519.48
</TABLE>
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* Assumes that the value of the investment in EG&G, Inc. Common Stock and each
index was $100 on January 2, 1994 and that all dividends were reinvested.
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The following table sets forth information concerning the annual and
long-term compensation for services to the Company for the 1996, 1997, and 1998
fiscal years, of (i) the Company's chief executive officer during 1998, and (ii)
the other four most highly compensated executive officers of the Company for
1998 all of whom were serving as executive officers as of January 3, 1999.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
ANNUAL ---------------------------------------------
COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS
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OTHER ALL
ANNUAL RESTRICTED SECURITIES OTHER
COMPEN- STOCK UNDERLYING LTIP COMPEN-
NAME AND SALARY BONUS SATION(2) AWARD(S) OPTIONS PAYOUTS SATION(5)
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR ($) ($)(1) ($) ($) (#) ($) ($)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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John M. Kucharski 1998 686,537 525,000 0 210,953(6)
Chairman of the 1997 650,000 214,500 75,000 23,150
Board and (until 1996 650,000 234,000 150,000(4) 26,097
12/31/98) Chief Executive
Officer
Gregory L. Summe 1998 420,187 361,000 103,948 1,069,905(3) 400,000 1,119,022
President and (commencing
1/1/99) Chief Executive Officer
Angelo D. Castellana 1998 315,578 268,000 0 73,604
Senior Vice President 1997 276,543 76,049 75,000 10,588
1996 234,623 221,719 39,000(4) 11,305
John F. Alexander, II 1998 295,696 147,848 0 701,876(6)
Senior Vice President 1997 254,225 69,912 100,000 5,280
and Chief Financial 1996 208,876 62,663 80,000(4) 4,950
Officer (until 2/1/99)
Murray Gross 1998 257,578 160,986 0 48,229
Senior Vice President 1997 251,004 69,026 40,000 10,367
and General Counsel 1996 245,614 70,219 42,000(4) 11,001
</TABLE>
NOTES
(1) This represents the amount of the declared award under the EVA(R) Plan.
(2) With the exception of Mr. Summe, perquisites and other personal benefits did
not in the aggregate exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10 percent of the total
of annual salary and bonus reported in this table for any named executive
officer. Perquisites for Mr. Summe include $78,948 representing the value of
mortgage interest payments on Mr. Summe's home (grossed-up for tax purposes)
as well as a $25,000 annual car allowance.
(3) The 50,497 shares of EG&G, Inc. Common Stock granted to Mr. Summe vest as
follows: 25,248 shares vested on January 8, 1999 and the remaining 25,249
shares vest on January 8, 2000. The value of the 50,497 shares of restricted
stock on December 31, 1998 was $1,404,448. Dividends are paid on the
restricted stock.
(4) This number includes 75,000, 17,000, 30,000, and 17,000 shares of EG&G
Common Stock underlying options that were granted to Messrs. Kucharski,
Castellana, Alexander, and Gross respectively, in 1996 with respect to
performance in 1995.
(5) This column includes the actuarial benefit to the named executive officer of
the split-dollar life insurance policy established in 1991, the Company's
contribution to the EG&G, Inc. Savings Plan, and amounts paid out in 1998 as
a result of the elimination of the reserve feature of the EVA(R) Plan. The
actuarial benefit of the split-dollar life insurance to Messrs. Kucharski,
Summe, Castellana, Alexander, and Gross is $13,317, $0, $5,127, $0 and
$3,795 respectively. The
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Company contributes $162 to the term life portion of the split-dollar life
insurance premium for each of the named executives. The named executive
officer contributes an amount each year to the split-dollar life insurance
policy equal to the cost of the term life insurance under the policy. The
amount reported in the column for 1998 for Messrs. Kucharski, Castellana,
Alexander and Gross includes $5,280 as the Company's contribution to the
EG&G, Inc. Savings Plan for each of the aforementioned executives. The
amount reported in this column for 1998 for Mr. Summe includes $3,617 as the
Company's contribution to the EG&G, Inc. Savings Plan. The amount reported
in this column for 1998 for Messrs. Kucharski, Castellana, Alexander, and
Gross includes $139,385, $68,324, $41,308 and $42,949 paid out as a result
of the elimination of the reserve feature of the EVA(R) Plan. In the case of
Mr. Summe, this column also includes a one-time transition payment of
$750,000 paid to Mr. Summe at the time of his employment by EG&G and
relocation expenses of $365,405.
(6) In addition to the amounts specified in footnote (5) above, the amount
reported in this column for Mr. Alexander includes $624,000 paid to him in
conjunction with his leaving the employment of the Company effective
February 1, 1999 as well as the fair market value of the company car
($31,288) to which he was given title.
In addition to the amounts specified in footnote (5) above, the amount
reported in this column for Mr. Kucharski includes the fair market value of
the company car ($66,288) to which he was given title at the time of his
retirement from the Company on January 31, 1999.
PENSION PLANS
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN
The Company and its subsidiaries maintain several basic retirement plans
for the benefit of their employees, including officers. All of the executive
officers, including all of the five highest compensated executive officers,
participate in the EG&G, Inc., Employees Retirement Plan (the "Retirement
Plan"), the principal features of which are as follows.
Subject to maximum benefit limitations prescribed by law, a participant
will be entitled to receive an annual payment equal to the sum of 0.85 percent
of the participant's Final Average Earnings (the average of the employee's base
salary for the five consecutive highest-salaried years out of the last ten years
of credited service with the Company) multiplied by the number of years of
credited service with the Company plus 0.75 percent of the excess of such
earnings over the Social Security Tax Base multiplied by the number of years of
credited service (not in excess of 35) with the Company. In no event will the
accrued benefit payable at normal retirement date be less than the frozen
accrued benefit as of December 31, 1993 determined in accordance with terms of
the Plan at that time. The maximum benefit payable from the Retirement Plan for
1998 is $130,000.
Effective January 1, 1997, the Retirement Plan was amended to provide an
additional benefit for certain participants. The benefit is 1.6% of Final
Average Earnings multiplied by the years of credited service with the Company
times a ratio equal to a service credit divided by twenty-five (25) times a
ratio equal to the number of years of service with the Company since January 1,
1994 divided by the projected number of years of service with the Company from
January 1, 1994 to the employee's Normal Retirement Date.
All of the employees of EG&G, Inc. who participate in the Retirement Plan
are required to either complete five years of service or reach their normal
retirement date before they have a vested interest in the Retirement Plan.
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
In addition to the basic benefit plan described above, the Company has
created the EG&G, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Supplemental
Plan"), which provides additional
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benefits for executive officers. Officers at the Vice Presidential level and
above, the General Counsel, the Corporate Controller, the Treasurer, and others
designated by the Board of Directors are eligible to receive benefits under the
Supplemental Plan when they have reached 55 years of age and completed five
years of service. In the event of a change of control as defined in the
Supplemental Plan, however, participants in the Supplemental Plan are eligible
to receive benefits regardless of age or years of service. If a participant dies
prior to attaining age 55, but after the completion of five years of service,
the participant's eligible spouse is entitled to receive a benefit in the form
of a 50 percent surviving spouse option commencing on the date the participant
would have attained age 55.
During 1998, the Company charged $1,351,139 as an expense and $818,939 as
income for the Supplemental Plan and made payments to retired officers and
beneficiaries in the amount of $864,482. While the Company is not required to
fund the Supplemental Plan, effective April 6, 1989, the EG&G, Inc.
Non-Qualified Benefit Trust Agreement (the "Trust") was established by and
between EG&G, Inc. and The Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company. As of December
31, 1998, the Trust had a balance of $10,127,443. The purpose of the Trust is to
provide greater assurance of the receipt of Supplemental Plan benefits. Amounts
held in the Trust are subject to the claims of the Company's general creditors
in the event of the Company's insolvency or bankruptcy.
The Supplemental Plan is administered by the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may amend or
terminate the Supplemental Plan at any time; however, such amendment or
termination shall not reduce or eliminate the benefit payments currently being
made or the accrued plan benefit of any participant.
The Supplemental Plan provides an annual benefit payable at retirement
equal to:
(a) 0.85 percent of average total compensation (as defined below) for each year
of credited service, plus 0.75 percent of average total compensation in excess
of the Social Security Tax Base for each year of credited service limited to 35
years, less (b),
(b) 100 percent of the participant's benefit accrued at date of termination and
payable at normal retirement age under any Company-funded retirement plan, plus
(c),
(c) The reduction, if any, to the early retirement benefit payable from any
Company-funded retirement plan due to the limitations as set forth in Section
415(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
The benefit payable under the Supplemental Plan, however, shall in no event
be less than (c) above.
No actuarial adjustment is made as a result of retirement before or after
age 65. Average total compensation is the average of a participant's total cash
compensation for the highest-compensated consecutive five years of credited
service out of his last ten years of credited service prior to age 65 (or his
age at earlier termination of employment).
Messrs. Kucharski, Castellana, and Gross have reached the minimum age of
eligibility for retirement under the Supplemental Plan. In combination with the
amounts payable under the EG&G, Inc. Employees Retirement Plan, Messrs.
Kucharski, Castellana, and Gross would receive $475,216, $167,101, and $121,925,
respectively, assuming they retired on the last day of 1998 and received
benefits in the form of a lifetime income.
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PENSION PLAN TABLE(1)(2)
ANNUAL ESTIMATED BENEFITS
PROVIDED BY THE COMBINED EG&G, INC. EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT PLAN
AND
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
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<CAPTION>
FINAL YEARS OF SERVICE
AVERAGE ----------------------------------------------------
EARNINGS 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1,000,000 $236,498 $315,331 $394,164 $472,996 $550,829
900,000 212,498 283,331 354,164 424,996 495,829
800,000 188,498 251,331 314,164 376,996 439,829
700,000 164,498 219,331 274,164 328,996 383,829
600,000 140,498 187,331 234,164 280,996 327,829
500,000 116,498 155,331 194,164 232,996 271,829
450,000 104,498 139,331 174,164 208,996 243,829
400,000 92,498 123,331 154,164 184,996 215,829
350,000 80,498 107,331 134,164 160,996 187,829
300,000 68,498 91,331 114,164 136,996 159,829
250,000 56,498 75,331 94,164 112,996 131,829
225,000 50,498 67,331 84,164 100,996 117,829
200,000 44,498 59,331 74,164 88,996 103,829
175,000 38,498 51,331 64,164 76,996 89,829
150,000 32,498 43,331 54,164 64,996 75,829
125,000 26,498 35,331 44,164 52,996 61,829
100,000 20,498 27,331 34,164 40,996 47,829
</TABLE>
NOTES
(1) For the purpose of calculating the amounts shown in the above table, it is
assumed that the participants in the specified ranges retired on December
31, 1998, and at age 65, and that all payments were made on a straight life
annuity basis. These payments are not subject to any deduction for Social
Security benefits.
(2) Messrs. Kucharski, Summe, Castellana, Alexander and Gross have respectively
33, 1, 33, 16 and 28 years of credited service under the Retirement Plan;
and Supplemental Plan. Compensation covered under the Retirement Plan is
limited to $160,000 for 1998. Compensation covered under the Supplemental
Plan includes the salary and Bonus (set forth in footnote (1)) shown in the
Summary Compensation Table.
EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
Compensation in the form of salary to Messrs. Kucharski, Mr. Summe and Mr.
Gross are paid pursuant to three-year employment agreements with the Company
dated November 1, 1993, January 8, 1998, and November 1, 1993, respectively,
automatically renewable for successive three-year intervals, which provided for
minimum annual payments in 1998 of $700,000, $475,000, and $260,000,
respectively. Compensation in the form of salary to Messrs. Castellana and
Alexander is paid pursuant to one-year employment agreements with the Company
dated November 1, 1993, automatically renewable for successive 1-year intervals,
which provided for minimum annual payments in 1998 of $325,000, and $307,000
respectively.
All of the employment agreements with the named executive officers contain
provisions that provide that in the event of a change in control of the Company,
the employment term shall be extended for a period of five (5) years from the
date of the change in control. Following a change in
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control, if the named executive is terminated without "cause" or resigns for
"good reason" (each as defined in the agreement), the named executive is
entitled to receive a severance payment equivalent to five (5) years of base
salary plus bonuses and continuation of certain benefits for five (5) years from
the date of termination.
Generally, a change in control will be deemed to have occurred in any of
the following circumstances:
1) the acquisition of 30% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the
Company by any person or entity;
2) during any period of two consecutive years, persons serving as
Directors of the Company and those replacements or additions approved
by a two-thirds vote of the Board, cease for any reason to constitute
a majority of the Board;
3) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation in
which the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately
prior thereto would end up representing 50% or less of the voting
power of the surviving entity; or
4) a plan for the complete liquidation or an agreement for the sale or
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
is approved by the stockholders of the Company.
All of the employment agreements with the named executive officers, with
the exception of the employment agreements of Messrs. Kucharski, Summe, and
Gross, contain provisions that provide that upon termination initiated by the
Company without cause, apart from a change in control situation, each executive
would be entitled to continuation of his or her salary, bonus, and employee
benefits for one (1) year from the date of termination. The employment
agreements of Messrs. Kucharski, Summe, and Gross provide that they would be
entitled to the continuation of their salary, bonus, and employee benefits for
three (3) years from the date of termination.
Mr. Kucharski also has a consulting agreement with the Company pursuant to
which he will render services to the Company for the three-month period February
through April 1999 for consideration of $30,000 per month.
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OPTION GRANTS
The following table sets forth information on grants made in 1998 of stock
options to the officers identified in the Summary Compensation Table. No stock
appreciation rights were granted during the last fiscal year.
OPTION GRANTS TABLE
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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<CAPTION>
GRANT
DATE
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS VALUE(3)
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NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL
SECURITIES OPTIONS GRANT
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE DATE
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES PRICE PER PRESENT
GRANTED IN FISCAL SHARE(2) EXPIRATION VALUE(3)
NAME (#) YEAR ($) DATE ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John M. Kucharski 0 -- -- --
Gregory L. Summe 400,000(1) 70.5% 21.1875 1/8/08 $2,566,560
Angelo D. Castellana 0 -- -- --
John F. Alexander, II 0 -- -- --
Murray Gross 0 -- -- --
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NOTES
(1) Options granted by the Company in 1998 to Mr. Summe are non-statutory
options and vest 40% upon completion of the first year of service and 30%
upon completion of each of the next two years of service. The options
become fully vested and immediately exercisable upon the death of the
optionee while in the employ of the Company; upon termination of optionee's
employment without cause; upon termination of the optionee's employment due
to permanent and total disability or upon retirement at a
Company-recognized retirement age; or upon a change in control of the
Company.
(2) The exercise price is equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock as
determined by the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite
Transactions on January 8, 1998, the date of grant.
(3) The Black-Scholes option pricing model was chosen to estimate the grant date
present value of the options set forth in this table. The assumptions used
at the time of grant in January of 1998 included expected market volatility
of 27%, a 5.53% risk-free rate of return, a 2% dividend yield, and a 6-year
expected life.
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OPTION EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR-END VALUES
The following table sets forth information with respect to option exercises
during 1998 and the number and value of unexercised options to purchase the
Company's Common Stock held by the officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table at the end of 1998. No stock appreciation rights were exercised during
1998 or were outstanding at the end of 1998.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL
YEAR-END OPTION VALUE TABLE
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES VALUE OF
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT
SHARES FY-END FY-END
ACQUIRED VALUE (#) ($)
ON EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME (#) ($)(1) UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John M. Kucharski 224,700 2,455,115 45,000/165,000 453,750/1,356,563
Gregory L. Summe 0 0 0/400,000 0/2,650,000
Angelo D. Castellana 4,000 51,281 88,600/86,400 751,613/726,450
John F. Alexander, II 600 4,631 82,700/131,000 695,194/1,081,688
Murray Gross 1,400 16,931 82,400/60,600 686,488/504,888
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(1) Based on the fair market value determined on the date of exercise, less the
option exercise price.
(2) Based on the fair market value (determined by averaging the high and the low
selling price on the New York Stock Exchange-Composite Transactions) of the
Company's Common Stock on December 31, 1998 ($27.8125), less the option
exercise price.
ITEM NO. 2
APPROVAL OF THE EG&G, INC. 1998 EMPLOYEE
STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
On May 21, 1998, the Board of Directors adopted the EG&G, Inc. 1998
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN (the "1998 Plan"). The 1998 Plan authorizes the
issuance of up to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment in the
event of stock splits and other changes in the capital structure of the
Company).
The purpose of the Plan is to provide eligible employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries with a continuing opportunity to purchase shares of Common
Stock. By allowing eligible employees to participate in ownership in the
Company, the 1998 Plan allows employees to better align their interests with
those of the Company's stockholders. Approval of the 1998 Plan will make the
employees participating in the Plan eligible for the favorable tax benefits
described below. ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BELIEVES STOCKHOLDER
APPROVAL OF THE 1998 PLAN IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS
STOCKHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL.
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SUMMARY OF THE 1998 PLAN
The following summary of the 1998 Plan is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the 1998 Plan, a copy which is attached as Exhibit A to this Proxy
Statement.
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan will be administered by a committee (the "Committee") selected by
the Board of Directors. The Committee has the authority to make rules and
regulations for the administration of the Plan, and its interpretations and
decisions are final. The Board of Directors has designated the Compensation and
Stock Option Committee to administer the 1998 Plan.
ELIGIBILITY
All employees of EG&G, including Directors who are employees, and all
employees of any subsidiary (foreign or domestic) of the Company designated by
the Committee from time to time, subject to applicable collective bargaining
agreements, are eligible to participate in one or more offerings of rights to
purchase Common Stock under the 1998 Plan, provided that they are employees on
the first day of the offering period or periods. No employee may be granted an
option to purchase shares under the 1998 Plan if such employee, immediately
after the option is granted, owns 5% or more of the total combined voting power
or value of the stock of the Company or any subsidiary.
As of September 1, 1998, approximately 9,000 persons were eligible to
participate under the 1998 Plan, including the Company's executive officers.
Messrs. Castellana, Alexander, and Gross elected to participate in the 1998
Plan. Since the purchase price of shares of Common Stock to be purchased under
the first offering period is not yet determinable, the Company cannot now
determine the number of shares to be purchased by a particular person or group.
Currently, 1,762 employees are participating in the first offering period which
began on September 1, 1998 and ends on June 30, 1999.
PURCHASE OF SHARES
Under the Plan, participating employees have the right to purchase Common
Stock at a price equal to the lesser of ninety percent (90%) of the closing
price of Common Stock on either (a) the first day of the offering period or (b)
the last day of the offering period. Following the first offering period, the
Committee may, from time to time, establish a percentage other than 90% of the
closing price provided that such percentage is determined prior to the offering
period to which such percentage is to apply and provided the percentage is at
least 85% of the closing price.
The number of shares which an employee may purchase is determined by the
employee's voluntary contribution which may not exceed ten percent (10%) of his
or her base compensation. There is a limit on the aggregate amount of Common
Stock an employee can accumulate under this and the Company's other stock
benefit plans in any one calendar year. No employee may be granted an option to
purchase shares under the 1998 Plan which permits the employee's rights to
purchase Common Stock under the 1998 Plan to accrue at a rate which exceeds
$25,000 of the fair market value of such Common Stock for each calendar year in
which the option is outstanding at any time.
AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION
The 1998 Plan may be terminated at any time by the Committee or the Board.
The Committee or the Board of Directors may at any time, and from time to time,
amend the Plan in any respect except that no amendment for which stockholders
approval is required by Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code") shall be effected without such approval.
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FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a summary of the United States federal income tax
consequences that generally will arise with respect to purchases made under the
1998 Plan and with respect to the sale of Common Stock acquired under the 1998
Plan.
If the stockholders approve the 1998 Plan, it will qualify as an "Employee
Stock Purchase Plan" within the meaning of Section 423 of the Code. The
following tax consequences are those that will apply if stockholder approval is
obtained. The 1998 Plan is not a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the
Code.
Tax Consequences to Participants. In general, a participant will not
recognize taxable income upon enrolling in the 1998 Plan or upon purchasing
shares of Common Stock at the end of an Offering. Instead, if a participant
sells Common Stock acquired under the 1998 Plan at a sale price that exceeds the
price at which the participant purchased the Common Stock, then the participant
will recognize taxable income in an amount equal to the excess of the sale price
of the Common Stock over the price at which the participant purchased the Common
Stock. A portion of that taxable income will be ordinary income, and a portion
may be capital gain.
If the participant sells the Common Stock more than one year after
acquiring it and more than two years after the date on which the offering
commenced (the "Grant Date"), then the participant will be taxed as follows. If
the sale price of the Common Stock is higher than the price at which the
participant purchased the Common Stock, then the participant will recognize
ordinary compensation income in an amount equal to the lesser of:
(i) ten percent (10%) of the fair market value of the Common Stock on
the Grant Date (or such other discount percentage as the Committee may
establish for any offering); or
(ii) the excess of the sale price of the Common Stock over the price
at which the participant purchased the Common Stock.
Any further income will be long-term capital gain. If the sale price of the
Common Stock is less than the price at which the participant purchased the
Common Stock, then the participant will recognize long-term capital loss in an
amount equal to the excess of the price at which the participant purchased the
Common Stock over the sale price of the Common Stock.
If the participant sells the Common Stock within one year after acquiring
it or within two years after the Grant Date (a "Disqualifying Disposition"),
then the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income in an amount
equal to the excess of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date
that it was purchased over the price at which the participant purchased the
Common Stock. The participant will also recognize capital gain in an amount
equal to the excess of the sale price of the Common Stock over the fair market
value of the Common Stock on the date that it was purchased, or capital loss in
an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the Common Stock on
the date that it was purchased over the sale price of the Common Stock. This
capital gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the participant
has held the Common Stock for more than one year prior to the date of the sale
and will be a short-term capital gain or loss if the participant has held the
Common Stock for a shorter period.
Tax Consequences to the Company. The offering of Common Stock under the
1998 Plan will have no tax consequences to the Company. Moreover, in general,
neither the purchase nor the sale of Common Stock acquired under the 1998 Plan
will have any tax consequences to the Company except that the Company will be
entitled to a business-expense deduction with respect to any ordinary
compensation income recognized by a participant upon making a Disqualifying
Disposition. Any such deduction will be subject to the limitations of Section
162(m) of the Code.
If stockholder approval is not obtained, the following tax consequences
will result. A participant will recognize ordinary income upon purchase of
Common Stock at the end of an Offering in an amount equal to the excess of the
fair market value of the Common Stock over the purchase price.
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The Company would receive a tax deduction for the amount of compensation income
recognized by the participant. The participant will have a basis in the Common
Stock acquired equal to the sum of the price paid and the amount of the
compensation income recognized. Upon selling the Common Stock, a participant
will generally recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the
difference between the sales price of the Common Stock and the participant's
basis in the Common Stock. This capital gain or loss will be long-term capital
gain or loss if the Common Stock is held for more than one year prior to the
date of sale.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE EG&G, INC. 1998
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
ITEM NO. 3
APPROVAL OF THE EG&G, INC. 1999
INCENTIVE PLAN
On January 20, 1999, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted, subject
to stockholder approval, the 1999 Incentive Plan (the "1999 Plan"). Up to
3,500,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment in the event of stock
splits and other similar events) may be issued pursuant to awards granted under
the 1999 Plan.
The 1999 Plan is intended to replace the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan
(the "1992 Plan"), which will terminate upon approval of the 1999 Plan. As of
January 3, 1999, options to purchase 3,300,365 shares of Common Stock were
outstanding under the 1992 Plan and an additional 2,865,868 shares were reserved
for future option grants. Upon termination of the 1992 Plan, all then
outstanding options will remain in effect and the 2,865,868 shares reserved for
future option grants will be cancelled.
The Board of Directors believes that the future success of the Company
depends, in large part, upon the ability of the Company to maintain a
competitive position in attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel.
ACCORDINGLY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BELIEVES ADOPTION OF THE 1999 PLAN IS IN THE
BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR
THIS PROPOSAL.
SUMMARY OF THE 1999 PLAN
The following summary of the 1999 Plan is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the 1999 Plan, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B to this
Proxy Statement.
Description of Awards
The 1999 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options intended to
qualify under Section 422 of the Code, nonstatutory stock options, restricted
stock awards and other stock-based awards, including the grant of shares based
upon certain conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Common Stock
and the grant of stock appreciation rights, performance units and cash
performance awards (collectively "Awards").
Incentive Stock Options and Nonstatutory Stock Options. Optionees receive
the right to purchase a specified number of shares of Common Stock at a
specified option price and subject to such other terms and conditions as are
specified in connection with the option grant. Subject to the limitations
described below, options shall be granted at an exercise price which may not be
less than 100% of the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant, or par value, if greater. Under present law, however, incentive stock
options and options intended to qualify as performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code may not be granted at an exercise price less than the
fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant (or less than 110% of
the fair market value in the case of incentive stock options granted to
optionees holding more than
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10% of the voting power of the Company). Options may not be granted for a term
in excess of ten years. The 1999 Plan permits the Board to determine the manner
of payment of the exercise price of options, including through payment by cash,
check or in connection with a "cashless exercise" through a broker, by surrender
to the Company of shares of Common Stock, by delivery to the Company of a
promissory note, or by any other lawful means.
Restricted Stock Awards. Restricted stock Awards entitle recipients to
acquire shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to
repurchase all or part of such shares from the recipient in the event that the
conditions specified in the applicable Award are not satisfied prior to the end
of the applicable restriction period established for such Award.
Other Stock-Based Awards. Under the 1999 Plan, the Board has the right to
grant other Awards based upon the Common Stock having such terms and conditions
as the Board may determine, including the grant of shares based upon certain
conditions, the grant of securities convertible into Common Stock and the grant
of stock appreciation rights.
Performance Awards. The Compensation and Stock Option Committee is also
authorized to grant Performance Awards entitling recipients to receive cash
payments based on Company performance over a specified period. The Committee may
grant any number of Performance Awards to any particular participant and a
Performance Award may have a performance period that overlaps the performance
period of another Performance Award. Each Performance Award shall establish the
performance period, not shorter than one year, over which the performance goals
of the Company must be achieved; and the amount of the award which will be
earned or forfeited based on the extent to which the performance goals are
achieved for the performance period. The Committee may establish objective
formulas for determining the size of the Performance Award based on the level of
achievement of the performance goals over the performance period. The
performance goals which the Committee may establish with respect to any
Performance Award may include any one or more of (a) earnings per share, (b)
return on average equity or average assets with respect to a pre-determined peer
group, (c) earnings, (d) earnings growth, (e) revenues, (f) expenses, (g) stock
price, (h) market share, (i) return on sales, assets, equity or investment, (j)
regulatory compliance, (k) improvement of financial ratings, (l) achievement of
balance sheet or income statement objectives, (m) economic value added(R), (n)
total shareholder return, (o) net operating profit after tax, (p) pre-tax or
after-tax income, (q) cash flow, or (r) such other objective goals established
by the Board, and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in
relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated.
Such performance goals may be adjusted to exclude any one or more of (i)
extraordinary items, (ii) gains or losses on the dispositions of discontinued
operations, (iii) the cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles,
(iv) the writedown of any asset, and (v) charges for restructuring and
rationalization programs. Such performance goals may be particular to a
participant or the department, branch, line of business, subsidiary or other
unit in which the participant works and may cover such period (not shorter than
one year) as may be specified by the Board. At the end of the performance period
the Committee determines the amount to be paid to a participant based on the
level of the performance goals achieved by the participant and authorizes
payment. The Committee has the power to reduce or cancel any award. The maximum
payment which may be made pursuant to Performance Awards granted to any
participant shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any calendar year.
Eligibility to Receive Awards
Officers, employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company and
its subsidiaries are eligible to be granted Awards under the 1999 Plan. Under
present law, however, incentive stock options may only be granted to employees.
The maximum number of shares with respect to which an Award may be granted to
any participant under the 1999 Plan may not exceed 500,000 shares per calendar
year.
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The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to
all Awards that are not stock options, including without limitation restricted
stock Awards, may not exceed 400,000.
As of February 1, 1999, approximately 350 persons were eligible to receive
Awards under the 1999 Plan, including the Company's executive officers and
non-employee directors. The granting of Awards under the 1999 Plan is
discretionary, and the Company cannot now determine the number or type of Awards
to be granted in the future to any particular person or group.
On December 31, 1998, the last reported sale price of the Company Common
Stock on the New York Stock Exchange -- Composite Transactions was $27.8125.
Administration
The 1999 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors. The Board has the
authority to adopt, amend and repeal the administrative rules, guidelines and
practices relating to the 1999 Plan and to interpret the provisions of the 1999
Plan. Pursuant to the terms of the 1999 Plan, the Board of Directors may
delegate authority under the 1999 Plan to one or more committees of the Board,
and subject to certain limitations, to one or more executive officers of the
Company. The Board has authorized the Compensation and Stock Option Committee to
administer certain aspects of the 1999 Plan, including the granting of options
to executive officers. Subject to any applicable limitations contained in the
1999 Plan, the Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee, or any other
committee or executive officer to whom the Board delegates authority, as the
case may be, selects the recipients of Awards and determines (i) the number of
shares of Common Stock covered by options and the dates upon which such options
become exercisable, (ii) the exercise price of options, (iii) the duration of
options, and (iv) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any restricted
stock or other stock-based Awards and the terms and conditions of such Awards,
including conditions for repurchase, issue price and repurchase price. The
Compensation and Stock Option Committee determines all issues relating to
Performance Awards.
The Board of Directors is required to make appropriate adjustments in
connection with the 1999 Plan and any outstanding Awards to reflect stock
dividends, stock splits and certain other events. In the event of a merger,
liquidation or other Acquisition Event (as defined in the 1999 Plan), the Board
of Directors is authorized to provide for outstanding Options or other
stock-based Awards to be assumed or substituted for, to accelerate the Awards to
make them fully exercisable prior to consummation of the Acquisition Event or to
provide for a cash out of the value of any outstanding options. If any Award
expires or is terminated, surrendered, canceled or forfeited, the unused shares
of Common Stock covered by such Award will again be available for grant under
the 1999 Plan.
Amendment or Termination
No Award may be made under the 1999 Plan after January 19, 2009, but Awards
previously granted may extend beyond that date. The Board of Directors may at
any time amend, suspend or terminate the 1999 Plan, except that after the date
of such amendment no Award intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code
shall become exercisable, realizable or vested unless and until such amendment
shall have been approved by the Company's stockholders.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a summary of the United States federal income tax
consequences that generally will arise with respect to Awards granted under the
1999 Plan and with respect to the sale of Common Stock acquired under the 1999
Plan.
Incentive Stock Options. In general, a participant will not recognize
taxable income upon the grant or exercise of an incentive stock option. Instead,
a participant will recognize taxable income with respect to an incentive stock
option only upon the sale of Common Stock acquired through the
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exercise of the option ("ISO Stock"). The exercise of an incentive stock option,
however, may subject the participant to the alternative minimum tax.
Generally, the tax consequences of selling ISO Stock will vary with the
length of time that the participant has owned the ISO Stock at the time it is
sold. If the participant sells ISO Stock after having owned it for at least two
years from the date the option was granted (the "Grant Date") and one year from
the date the option was exercised (the "Exercise Date"), then the participant
will recognize long-term capital gain in an amount equal to the excess of the
sale price of the ISO Stock over the exercise price.
If the participant sells ISO Stock for more than the exercise price prior
to having owned it for at least two years from the Grant Date and one year from
the Exercise Date (a "Disqualifying Disposition"), then all or a portion of the
gain recognized by the participant will be ordinary compensation income and the
remaining gain, if any, will be a capital gain. This capital gain will be a
long-term capital gain if the participant has held the ISO Stock for more than
one year prior to the date of sale.
If a participant sells ISO Stock for less than the exercise price, then the
participant will recognize capital loss equal to the excess of the exercise
price over the sale price of the ISO Stock. This capital loss will be a
long-term capital loss if the participant has held the ISO Stock for more than
one year prior to the date of sale.
Nonstatutory Stock Options. As in the case of an incentive stock option, a
participant will not recognize taxable income upon the grant of a nonstatutory
stock option. Unlike the case of an incentive stock option, however, a
participant who exercises a nonstatutory stock option generally will recognize
ordinary compensation income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market
value of the Common Stock acquired through the exercise of the option ("NSO
Stock") on the Exercise Date over the exercise price.
With respect to any NSO Stock, a participant will have a tax basis equal to
the exercise price plus any income recognized upon the exercise of the option.
Upon selling NSO Stock, a participant generally will recognize capital gain or
loss in an amount equal to the difference between the sale price of the NSO
Stock and the participant's tax basis in the NSO Stock. This capital gain or
loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the participant has held the
NSO Stock for more than one year prior to the date of the sale.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A participant will not recognize taxable income
upon the grant of a stock appreciation right under the 1999 Plan. Instead, a
participant generally will recognize as ordinary compensation income any cash
delivered and the fair market value of any Common Stock delivered in payment of
an amount due under a stock appreciation right.
Upon selling any Common Stock received by a participant in payment of an
amount due under a stock appreciation right, the participant generally will
recognize a capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between
the sale price of the Common Stock and the participant's tax basis in the Common
Stock. This capital gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the
participant has held the Common Stock for more than one year prior to the date
of the sale.
Performance Shares. A participant will not recognize taxable income upon
the grant of a performance share Award under the 1999 Plan. Instead, a
participant generally will recognize as ordinary compensation income the fair
market value of any Common Stock delivered in accordance with the terms of the
performance share Award.
Upon selling any Common Stock received by a participant under the terms of
a performance share Award, the participant generally will recognize a capital
gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the sale price of the
Common Stock and the participant's tax basis in the Common Stock. This capital
gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the participant has
held the Common Stock for more than one year prior to the date of the sale.
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Restricted Stock. A participant will not recognize taxable income upon the
grant of a restricted stock Award, unless the participant makes an election
under Section 83(b) of the Code (a "Section 83(b) Election"). If the participant
makes a Section 83 (b) Election within 30 days of the date of the grant, then
the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income, for the year in
which the Award is granted, in an amount equal to the difference between the
fair market value of the Common Stock at the time the Award is granted and the
purchase price paid for the Common Stock. If a Section 83(b) Election is not
made, then the participant will recognize ordinary compensation income, at the
time that the forfeiture provisions or restrictions on transfer lapse, in an
amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the Common Stock
at the time of such lapse and the original purchase price paid for the Common
Stock. The participant will have a tax basis in the Common Stock acquired equal
to the sum of the price paid and the amount of ordinary compensation income
recognized.
Upon the disposition of the Common Stock acquired pursuant to a restricted
stock Award, the participant will recognize a capital gain or loss equal to the
difference between the sale price of the Common Stock and the participant's tax
basis in the Common Stock. The gain or loss will be a long-term capital gain or
loss if the shares are held for more than one year. For this purpose, the
holding period shall begin just after the date on which the forfeiture
provisions or restrictions lapse if a Section 83(b) Election is not made, or
just after the Award is granted if a Section 83(b) Election is made.
Other Stock-Based Awards. The tax consequences associated with any other
stock-based Award granted under the 1999 Plan will vary depending on the
specific terms of such Award, including, whether or not the Award has a readily
ascertainable fair market value, whether or not the Award is subject to
forfeiture provisions or restrictions on transfer, the nature of the property to
be received by the participant under the Award, the applicable holding period
and the participant's tax basis.
Tax Consequences to the Company. The grant of an Award under the 1999 Plan
will have no tax consequences to the Company. Moreover, in general, neither the
exercise of an incentive stock option nor the sale of any Common Stock acquired
under the 1999 Plan will have any tax consequences to the Company. The Company
generally will be entitled to a business-expense deduction, however, with
respect to any ordinary compensation income recognized by a participant under
the 1999 Plan, including as a result of the exercise of a nonstatutory stock
option, a Disqualifying Disposition, a Section 83(b) Election or the receipt of
cash under a cash-based Award. Any such deduction will be subject to the
limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE EG&G, INC. 1999
INCENTIVE PLAN.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no other business which will be presented
for consideration at the Meeting other than that described above. However, if
any other business should come before the Meeting, it is the intention of the
persons named in the Proxy to vote, or otherwise act, in accordance with their
best judgment on such matters.
SELECTION OF AUDITORS
On January 20, 1999, the Board of Directors selected the firm of Arthur
Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, to act as the Company's auditors
and to audit the books of the Company and its subsidiaries for 1999. Arthur
Andersen LLP is currently performing these duties and has done so continuously
since 1968.
Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP have been invited to the Annual
Meeting and are expected to be present and will have an opportunity to make a
statement if they so desire. They are also expected to be available to respond
to appropriate questions from stockholders.
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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
executive officers, Directors, and 10% stockholders to file initial reports of
ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the New York Stock Exchange. The Company has a program in place
to assist its officers and Directors in complying with the filing requirements
of Section 16(a). Executive officers, Directors, and 10% stockholders are
required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of all Section
16(a) forms they file. Based on a review of the copies of such forms furnished
to the Company and written representations from the Company's executive officers
and Directors, the Company believes that during the preceding year its executive
officers, Directors, and 10% stockholders have complied with all Section 16
filing requirements.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
In order to be considered for addition to the agenda for the 2000 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and to be included in the Proxy Statement and form of
proxy, stockholder proposals should be addressed to the Clerk of the Company and
must be received at the Corporate Offices of EG&G no later than December 3,
1999.
Stockholders who wish to make a proposal at the 2000 Annual
Meeting -- other than one that will be included in the Company's proxy
materials -- should notify the Company no later than February 16, 2000. If a
stockholder who wishes to present a proposal fails to notify the Company by this
date, the proxies that management solicits for the meeting will have
discretionary authority to vote on the stockholder's proposal if it is properly
brought before the meeting. If a stockholder makes a timely notification, the
proxies may still exercise discretionary voting authority under circumstances
consistent with the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Murray Gross
MURRAY GROSS, Clerk
Wellesley, Massachusetts
April 2, 1999
EVA(R) is a registered trademark of Stern Stewart & Co.
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EXHIBIT A
EG&G, INC., 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The purpose of this Plan is to provide eligible employees of EG&G, Inc.
(the "Company") and certain of its subsidiaries with opportunities to purchase
shares of the Company's common stock, $1.00 par value (the "Common Stock"),
commencing on September 1, 1998. Two Million Five Hundred Thousand (2,500,000)
shares of Common Stock in the aggregate have been approved for this purpose.
1. Administration. The Plan will be administered by a Committee appointed
by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board" and the "Committee"
respectively). The Committee has authority to make rules and regulations for the
administration of the Plan and its interpretation and decisions with regard
thereto shall be final and conclusive.
2. Eligibility. Participation in the Plan will neither be permitted nor
denied contrary to the requirements of Section 423 of the United States Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and regulations promulgated
thereunder. All employees of the Company, including Directors who are employees,
and all employees of any subsidiary (foreign or domestic) of the Company (as
defined in Section 424(f) of the Code) designated by the Committee from time to
time (a "Designated Subsidiary"), subject to applicable collective bargaining
agreements, are eligible to participate in any one or more of the offerings of
Options (as defined in Section 9) to purchase Common Stock under the Plan
provided that they are employees of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary on
the first day of the applicable Offering Period (as defined below).
No employee may be granted an option hereunder if such employee,
immediately after the option is granted, owns 5% or more of the total combined
voting power or value of the stock of the Company or any subsidiary. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, the attribution rules of Section 424(d) of
the Code shall apply in determining the stock ownership of an employee, and all
stock which the employee has a contractual right to purchase shall be treated as
stock owned by the employee.
3. Offerings. The Company will make one or more "Offerings" to employees
to purchase stock under this Plan. Each Offering shall be of a duration of 12
months or such other period, as determined by the Committee (the "Offering
Period"); the first Offering Period beginning September 1, 1998 will end on June
30, 1999.
4. Participation. An employee eligible on the first date of any Offering
(the "Offering Commencement Date") may participate in such Offering by
completing and forwarding an enrollment form to the employee's appropriate Human
Resource Office. The form will authorize a regular payroll deduction from the
Compensation received by the employee during the Offering Period. Unless an
employee files a new form or withdraws from the Plan, his deductions and
purchases will continue at the same rate for future offerings under the Plan as
long as the Plan remains in effect. The term "Compensation" means all regular
straight time gross earnings, overtime, shift premium, and sales commissions,
but excluding, incentive or bonus awards, allowances and reimbursements for
expenses such as relocation allowances or travel expenses, income or gains on
the exercise of Company stock options or stock appreciation rights, and similar
items. The Committee will establish the method of enrolling, and the enrollment
period for each Offering under the Plan.
5. Deductions. The Company will maintain payroll deduction accounts for
all participating employees. With respect to any Offering made under this Plan,
an employee may authorize a payroll deduction in terms of whole number
percentages up to a maximum of 10% of the Compensation he or she receives during
the Offering Period or such shorter period during which deductions from payroll
are made. Any change in Compensation during the Offering will result in an
automatic corresponding change in the dollar amount withheld.
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No employee may be granted an Option (as defined in Section 9) which
permits his rights to purchase Common Stock under this Plan and any other stock
purchase plan of the Company and its subsidiaries, to accrue at a rate which
exceeds $25,000 of the fair market value of such Common Stock (determined at the
Offering Commencement Date of the Offering Period) for each calendar year in
which the Option is outstanding at any time.
6. Deduction Changes. An employee may decrease or discontinue his payroll
deduction during an Offering Period, by filing a new payroll deduction
authorization form. However, an employee may not increase his payroll deduction
during an Offering Period. If an employee elects to discontinue his payroll
deductions during an Offering Period, but does not elect to withdraw his funds
pursuant to Section 8 hereof, funds deducted prior to his election to
discontinue will be applied to the purchase of Common Stock on the Exercise Date
(as defined below).
7. Interest. Interest will not be paid on any employee accounts, except
to the extent that the Committee, in its sole discretion, elects to credit
employee accounts with interest at such per annum rate as it may from time to
time determine.
8. Withdrawal of Funds. An employee may at any time prior to the close of
business on the last business day in an Offering Period and for any reason
permanently draw out the balance accumulated in the employee's account and
thereby withdraw from participation in an Offering. Partial withdrawals are not
permitted. The employee may not begin participation again during the remainder
of the Offering Period. The employee may participate in any subsequent Offering
in accordance with terms and conditions established by the Committee.
9. Purchase of Shares. On the Offering Commencement Date of each Offering
Period, the Company will grant to each eligible employee who is then a
participant in the Plan an option ("Option") to purchase on the last business
day of such Offering Period (the "Exercise Date"), at the Option Price
hereinafter provided for, such number of whole shares of Common Stock of the
Company reserved for the purposes of the Plan as does not exceed the number of
shares determined by dividing (i) $25,000, or (ii) in the case of an Offering
Period which is less than twelve (12) months in length, such number determined
by multiplying $2,083.33 by the number of full months in the Offering Period, by
the closing price (as defined below) on the Offering Commencement Date.
The purchase price for each share purchased will be 90% of the closing
price of the Common Stock on (i) the first business day of such Offering Period
or (ii) the Exercise Date, whichever closing price shall be less. Such closing
price shall be the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange. If no sales of
Common Stock were made on such a day, the closing price of the Common Stock
shall be the reported closing price for the next preceding day on which sales
were made. Following the first Offering Period under the Plan, the Committee
may, from time to time, establish a percentage other than 90% of the closing
price to be used in calculating the purchase price under this Plan provided that
(i) such percentage is determined prior to the Offering Commencement Date of the
Offering Period to which such percentage is to apply, and (ii) it is at least
85% of such closing price.
Each employee who continues to be a participant in the Plan on the Exercise
Date shall be deemed to have exercised his Option at the Option Price on such
date and shall be deemed to have purchased from the Company the largest number
of full shares of Common Stock reserved for the purpose of the Plan that his
accumulated payroll deductions on such date will pay for pursuant to the formula
set forth above (but not in excess of the maximum number determined in the
manner set forth above).
Any balance remaining in an employee's payroll deduction account at the end
of an Offering Period will be automatically refunded to the employee, except
that any balance which is less than the purchase price of one share of Common
Stock will be carried forward into the employee's payroll deduction account for
the following Offering, unless the employee elects not to participate
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in the following Offering under the Plan, in which case the balance in the
employee's account shall be refunded.
10. Issuance of Certificates. Certificates representing shares of Common
Stock purchased under the Plan may be issued only in the name of the employee,
in the name of the employee and another person of legal age as joint tenants
with rights of survivorship, or (in the Company's sole discretion) in the street
name of a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee holder designated by the
employee. The Company may, in its sole discretion and in compliance with
applicable laws, authorize the use of book entry registration of shares in lieu
of issuing stock certificates.
11. Rights on Termination of Employment. In the event of a participating
employee's termination of employment prior to the last business day of an
Offering Period, no payroll deduction shall be taken from any pay due and owing
to an employee and the balance in the employee's account shall be paid to the
employee or, in the event of the employee's death, (a) to a beneficiary
previously designated in a revocable notice signed by the employee (with any
spousal consent required under state law) or (b) in the absence of such a
designated beneficiary, to the executor or administrator of the employee's
estate or (c) if no such executor or administrator has been appointed to the
knowledge of the Company, to such other person(s) as the Company may, in its
discretion, designate. If, prior to the last business day of the Offering
Period, the Designated Subsidiary by which an employee is employed shall cease
to be a subsidiary of the Company, or if the employee is transferred to a
subsidiary of the Company that is not a Designated Subsidiary, the employee
shall be deemed to have terminated employment for the purposes of this Plan.
12. Optionees Not Stockholders. Neither the granting of an Option to an
employee nor the deductions from his pay shall constitute such employee a
stockholder of the shares of Common Stock covered by an Option under this Plan
until such shares have been purchased by and issued to him.
13. Options Not Transferable. Options under this Plan are not
transferable by a participating employee other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, and are exercisable during the employee's lifetime
only by the employee.
14. Application of Funds. All funds received or held by the Company under
this Plan may be combined with other corporate funds and may be used for any
corporate purposes.
15. Adjustment in Case of Changes Affecting Common Stock. In the event of
a subdivision of outstanding shares of Common Stock, or the payment of a
dividend in Common Stock, the number of shares approved for this Plan, and the
share limitation set forth in Section 9, shall be increased proportionately, and
such other adjustment shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Committee.
In the event of any other change affecting the Common Stock, such adjustment
shall be made as may be deemed equitable by the Committee to give proper effect
to such event.
16. Merger. If the Company shall at any time merge or consolidate with
another and the holders of the capital stock of the Company immediately prior to
such merger or consolidation continue to hold at least 80% by voting power of
the capital stock of the surviving corporation ("Continuity of Control"), the
holder of each Option then outstanding will thereafter be entitled to receive at
the next Exercise Date upon the exercise of such Option for each share as to
which such Option shall be exercised the securities or property which a holder
of one share of the Common Stock was entitled to upon and at the time of such
merger or consolidation, and the Committee shall take such steps in connection
with such merger as the Committee shall deem necessary to assure that the
provisions of Paragraph 15 shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as
reasonably may be, in relation to the said securities or property as to which
such holder of such Option might thereafter be entitled to receive thereunder.
In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into
another corporation which does not result in Continuity of Control, or of a sale
of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company while unexercised
Options remain outstanding under the Plan, (a) subject to the
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provisions of clauses (b) and (c), after the effective date of such transaction,
each holder of an outstanding Option shall be entitled, upon exercise of such
Option, to receive in lieu of shares of Common Stock, shares of such stock or
other securities as the holders of shares of Common Stock received pursuant to
the terms of such transaction; or (b) all outstanding Options may be cancelled
by the Committee as of a date prior to the effective date of any such
transaction and all payroll deductions shall be paid out to the participating
employees; or (c) all outstanding Options may be cancelled by the Committee as
of the effective date of any such transaction, provided that notice of such
cancellation shall be given to each holder of an Option, and each holder of an
Option shall have the right to exercise such Option in full based on payroll
deductions then credited to his account as of a date determined by the Board or
the Committee, which date shall not be less than ten (10) days preceding the
effective date of such transaction.
17. Amendment of the Plan. The Committee or the Board may at any time,
and from time to time, amend this Plan in any respect, except that (a) if the
approval of any such amendment by the shareholders of the Company is required by
Section 423 of the Code, such amendment shall not be effected without such
approval, and (b) in no event may any amendment be made which would cause the
Plan to fail to comply with Section 423 of the Code.
18. Insufficient Shares. In the event that the total number of shares of
Common Stock specified in elections to be purchased under any Offering plus the
number of shares purchased under previous Offerings under this Plan exceeds the
maximum number of shares issuable under this Plan, the Committee will allot the
shares then available on a pro rata basis.
19. Termination of the Plan. This Plan may be terminated at any time by
the Committee or the Board. Upon termination of this Plan, all amounts in the
accounts of participating employees shall be promptly refunded.
20. Governmental Regulations. The Company's obligation to sell and
deliver Common Stock under this Plan is subject to listing on the New York Stock
Exchange and the approval of all governmental authorities required in connection
with the authorization, issuance or sale of such stock.
The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
except to the extent that such law is preempted by U.S. federal law.
21. Issuance of Shares. Shares may be issued upon exercise of an Option
from authorized but unissued Common Stock, from shares held in the treasury of
the Company, or from any other proper source.
22. Notification Upon Sale of Shares. Each employee agrees, by entering
the Plan, to promptly give the Company notice of any disposition of shares
purchased under the Plan where such disposition occurs within two years after
the date of grant of the Option pursuant to which such shares were purchased.
23. Effective Date. The Plan shall take effect on September 1, 1998.
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EXHIBIT B
EG&G, INC.
1999 INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose
The purpose of this 1999 Incentive Plan (the "Plan") of EG&G, Inc., a
Massachusetts corporation (the "Company"), is to advance the interests of the
Company's stockholders by enhancing the Company's ability to attract, retain and
motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to
the Company by providing such persons with equity ownership opportunities and
performance-based incentives and thereby better aligning the interests of such
persons with those of the Company's stockholders. Except where the context
otherwise requires, the term "Company" shall include any of the Company's
present or future subsidiary corporations as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder (the "Code") and any other business venture (including, without
limitation, a joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company
has a significant interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the
Company (the "Board").
2. Eligibility
All of the Company's employees, officers, directors, consultants and
advisors (and any individuals who have accepted an offer for employment) are
eligible to be granted options, restricted stock awards, performance units,
other stock-based awards or cash performance awards (each, an "Award") under the
Plan. Each person who has been granted an Award under the Plan shall be deemed a
"Participant".
3. Administration, Delegation
(a) Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered by
the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend
and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the
Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may correct any defect, supply any
omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner
and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it
shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board
shall be made in the Board's sole discretion and shall be final and binding on
all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award. No
director or person acting pursuant to the authority delegated by the Board shall
be liable for any action or determination relating to or under the Plan made in
good faith.
(b) Delegation to Executive Officers. To the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more executive officers of the
Company the power to make Awards and exercise such other powers under the Plan
as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix (i) the maximum
number of shares subject to Awards and (ii) the maximum number of shares for any
one Participant to be made by such executive officers.
(c) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law,
the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more
committees or subcommittees of the Board (a "Committee"). The Board shall
appoint one such Committee of not less than two members, each member of which
shall be an "outside director" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code
and a "non-employee director" as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act. All references in the Plan to the "Board" shall mean the Board or
a Committee of the Board or the executive officer referred to in Section 3(b) to
the extent that the Board's powers or authority under the Plan have been
delegated to such Committee or executive officer.
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4. Stock Available for Awards
(a) Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, Awards may be
made under the Plan for up to 3,500,000 shares of common stock, $1.00 par value,
of the Company (the "Common Stock"). If any Award expires or is terminated,
surrendered or canceled without having been fully exercised or is forfeited in
whole or in part or results in any Common Stock not being issued, the unused
Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of
Awards under the Plan, subject, however, in the case of Incentive Stock Options
(as hereinafter defined), to any limitation required under the Code. Shares
issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued
shares or treasury shares.
(b) Per-Participant Limit. Subject to adjustment under Section 9, the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which an Award may be
granted to any Participant under the Plan shall be 500,000 per calendar year.
The per-Participant limit described in this Section 4(b) shall be construed and
applied consistently with Section 162(m) of the Code.
(c) Other Limits. Subject to adjustment under Section 8, the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan pursuant to
all Awards that are not Options, including without limitation Restricted Stock
Awards, shall be 400,000. The principles of the second sentence of Section 4(a)
shall apply to this Section 4(c).
5. Stock Options
(a) General. The Board may grant options to purchase Common Stock (each,
an "Option") and determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by
each Option, the exercise price of each Option and the conditions and
limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option, including conditions
relating to applicable federal or state securities laws, as it considers
necessary or advisable. An Option which is not intended to be an Incentive Stock
Option (as hereinafter defined) shall be designated a "Nonstatutory Stock
Option".
(b) Incentive Stock Options. An Option that the Board intends to be an
"incentive stock option" as defined in Section 422 of the Code (an "Incentive
Stock Option") shall only be granted to employees of the Company and shall be
subject to and shall be construed consistently with the requirements of Section
422 of the Code. The Company shall have no liability to a Participant, or any
other party, if an Option (or any part thereof) which is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option is not an Incentive Stock Option.
(c) Exercise Price. The Board shall establish the exercise price at the
time each Option is granted and specify it in the applicable option agreement;
provided, however, that the exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the
fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by the Board, at the time
the Option is granted, or par value, if greater.
(d) Duration of Options. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board may specify in the
applicable option agreement; provided, however, that no Option will be granted
for a term in excess of 10 years.
(e) Exercise of Option. Options may be exercised by delivery to the
Company of a written notice of exercise signed by the proper person or by any
other form of notice (including electronic notice) approved by the Board
together with payment in full as specified in Section 5(f) for the number of
shares for which the Option is exercised.
(f) Payment Upon Exercise. Common Stock purchased upon the exercise of an
Option granted under the Plan shall be paid for as follows:
(1) in cash or by check, payable to the order of the Company;
(2) except as the Board may, in its sole discretion, otherwise provide in
an option agreement, by (i) delivery of an irrevocable and unconditional
undertaking by a creditworthy broker to deliver
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promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price or (ii)
delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and
unconditional instructions to a creditworthy broker to deliver promptly to the
Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price;
(3) when the Common Stock is registered under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, by delivery of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant valued
at their fair market value as determined by (or in a manner approved by) the
Board in good faith ("Fair Market Value"), provided (i) such method of payment
is then permitted under applicable law and (ii) such Common Stock was owned by
the Participant at least six months prior to such delivery;
(4) to the extent permitted by the Board, in its sole discretion by (i)
delivery of a promissory note of the Participant to the Company on terms
determined by the Board, or (ii) payment of such other lawful consideration as
the Board may determine; or
(5) by any combination of the above permitted forms of payment.
6. Restricted Stock
(a) Grants. The Board may grant Awards entitling recipients to acquire
shares of Common Stock, subject to the right of the Company to repurchase all or
part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price (or to
require forfeiture of such shares if issued at no cost) from the recipient in
the event that conditions specified by the Board in the applicable Award are not
satisfied prior to the end of the applicable restriction period or periods
established by the Board for such Award (each, a "Restricted Stock Award").
(b) Terms and Conditions. The Board shall determine the terms and
conditions of any such Restricted Stock Award, including the conditions for
repurchase (or forfeiture) and the issue price, if any. Any stock certificates
issued in respect of a Restricted Stock Award shall be registered in the name of
the Participant and, unless otherwise determined by the Board, deposited by the
Participant, together with a stock power endorsed in blank, with the Company (or
its designee). At the expiration of the applicable restriction periods, the
Company (or such designee) shall deliver the certificates no longer subject to
such restrictions to the Participant or if the Participant has died, to the
beneficiary designated, in a manner determined by the Board, by a Participant to
receive amounts due or exercise rights of the Participant in the event of the
Participant's death (the "Designated Beneficiary"). In the absence of an
effective designation by a Participant, Designated Beneficiary shall mean the
Participant's estate.
7. Other Stock-Based Awards
The Board shall have the right to grant other Awards based upon the Common
Stock having such terms and conditions as the Board may determine, including the
grant of shares based upon certain conditions, the grant of securities or other
awards convertible into Common Stock and the grant of stock appreciation rights.
8. Performance Awards.
(a) Administration. This Section 8 shall be administered by a Committee
appointed by the Board. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee
shall be the Compensation Committee.
(b) Grants. The Committee may grant Performance Awards entitling
recipients to receive cash payments based on Company performance over a
specified period. The Committee may grant any number of Performance Awards to
any particular participant and a Performance Award may have a performance period
that overlaps the performance period of another Performance Award.
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(c) Terms and Conditions. Each Performance Award shall establish the
performance period, not shorter than one year, over which the performance goals
of the Company must be achieved; the performance goals which must be achieved;
and the amount of the award which will be earned or forfeited based on the
extent to which the performance goals are achieved for the performance period.
The Committee shall establish objective formulas for determining the size of the
Performance Award based on the level of achievement of the performance goals
over the performance period.
(d) Performance Goals. The performance goals which the Committee shall
establish with respect to any Performance Award shall include any one or more of
(a) earnings per share, (b) return on average equity or average assets with
respect to a pre-determined peer group, (c) earnings, (d) earnings growth, (e)
revenues, (f) expenses, (g) stock price, (h) market share, (i) return on sales,
assets, equity or investment, (j) regulatory compliance, (k) improvement of
financial ratings, (l) achievement of balance sheet or income statement
objectives, (m) economic value added(R), (n) total shareholder return, (o) net
operating profit after tax, (p) pre-tax or after-tax income, or (q) cash flow,
and may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to
other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. Such performance
goals may be adjusted to exclude any one or more of (i) extraordinary items,
(ii) gains or losses on the dispositions of discontinued operations, (iii) the
cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, (iv) the writedown of
any asset, and (v) charges for restructuring and rationalization programs. Such
performance goals may be particular to a Participant or the department, branch,
line of business, subsidiary or other unit in which the Participant works and
may cover such period (not shorter than one year) as may be specified by the
Board.
(e) Limits. The maximum payment which may be made pursuant to Performance
Awards granted to any Participant shall not exceed $2,000,000 in any calendar
year.
(f) Payment. At the end of the performance period with respect to which a
Performance Award is granted, the Committee shall determine the amount, if any,
to be paid to the Participant based on the level of the performance goals
established by the Committee for purposes of the Performance Award and shall
authorize the Company to pay the Participant the amount so determined. The
Committee may at any time, in its sole discretion, cancel a Performance Award or
reduce or eliminate the amount payable with respect to a Performance Award
without the consent of the Participant.
9. Adjustments for Changes in Common Stock and Certain Other Events
(a) Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares,
reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization
or event, or any distribution to holders of Common Stock other than a normal
cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under this Plan,
(ii) the per-Participant limit set forth in Section 4(b) and the limits set
forth in Section 4(c), (iv) the number and class of securities and exercise
price per share subject to each outstanding Option, (v) the repurchase price per
share subject to each outstanding Restricted Stock Award, and (vi) the terms of
each other outstanding Award shall be appropriately adjusted by the Company (or
substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) to the extent the Board shall
determine, in good faith, that such an adjustment (or substitution) is necessary
and appropriate. If this Section 9(a) applies and Section 9(c) also applies to
any event, Section 9(c) shall be applicable to such event, and this Section 9(a)
shall not be applicable.
(b) Liquidation or Dissolution. In the event of a proposed liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, the Board shall upon written notice to the
Participants provide that all then unexercised Options will (i) become
exercisable in full as of a specified time at least 10 business days prior to
the effective date of such liquidation or dissolution and (ii) terminate
effective upon such
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liquidation or dissolution, except to the extent exercised before such effective
date. The Board may specify the effect of a liquidation or dissolution on any
Restricted Stock Award or other Award granted under the Plan at the time of the
grant of such Award.
(c) Acquisition Events
(1) Definition. An "Acquisition Event" shall mean: (a) any merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of
which the Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for the right to
receive cash, securities or other property or (b) any exchange of shares of
the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a statutory
share exchange transaction.
(2) Consequences of an Acquisition Event on Options. Upon the
occurrence of an Acquisition Event, or the execution by the Company of any
agreement with respect to an Acquisition Event, the Board shall provide
that all outstanding Options shall be assumed, or equivalent options shall
be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate
thereof). For purposes hereof, an Option shall be considered to be assumed
if, following consummation of the Acquisition Event, the Option confers the
right to purchase, for each share of Common Stock subject to the Option
immediately prior to the consummation of the Acquisition Event, the
consideration (whether cash, securities or other property) received as a
result of the Acquisition Event by holders of Common Stock for each share
of Common Stock held immediately prior to the consummation of the
Acquisition Event (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration,
the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock); provided, however, that if the
consideration received as a result of the Acquisition Event is not solely
common stock of the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate
thereof), the Company may, with the consent of the acquiring or succeeding
corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise
of Options to consist solely of common stock of the acquiring or succeeding
corporation (or an affiliate thereof) equivalent in fair market value to
the per share consideration received by holders of outstanding shares of
Common Stock as a result of the Acquisition Event.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the acquiring or succeeding
corporation (or an affiliate thereof) does not agree to the foregoing
assumption of, or substitution for, such Options, then the Board shall,
upon written notice to the Participants, provide that all then unexercised
Options will become exercisable in full as of a specified time prior to the
Acquisition Event and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation
of such Acquisition Event, except to the extent exercised by the
Participants before the consummation of such Acquisition Event; provided,
however, that in the event of an Acquisition Event under the terms of which
holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash
payment for each share of Common Stock surrendered pursuant to such
Acquisition Event (the "Acquisition Price"), then the Board may instead
provide that all outstanding Options shall terminate upon consummation of
such Acquisition Event and that each Participant shall receive, in exchange
therefor, a cash payment equal to the amount (if any) by which (A) the
Acquisition Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to such outstanding Options (whether or not then exercisable),
exceeds (B) the aggregate exercise price of such Options.
(3) Consequences of an Acquisition Event on Restricted Stock
Awards. Upon the occurrence of an Acquisition Event, the repurchase and
other rights of the Company under each outstanding Restricted Stock Award
shall inure to the benefit of the Company's successor and shall apply to
the cash, securities or other property which the Common Stock was converted
into or exchanged for pursuant to such Acquisition Event in the same manner
and to the same extent as they applied to the Common Stock subject to such
Restricted Stock Award.
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(4) Consequences of an Acquisition Event on Other Awards. The Board
shall specify the effect of an Acquisition Event on any other Award granted
under the Plan at the time of the grant of such Award.
10. General Provisions Applicable to Awards
(a) Transferability of Awards. Except as the Board may otherwise determine
or provide in an Award, Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged
or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either
voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, and, during the life of the Participant, shall be exercisable only
by the Participant. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the
context, shall include references to authorized transferees.
(b) Documentation. Each Award shall be evidenced by a written instrument
in such form as the Board shall determine; such written instrument may be in the
form of an agreement signed by the Company and the Participant or a written or
electronic confirming memorandum from the Company to the Participant. Each Award
may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.
(c) Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award
may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of
each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants
uniformly.
(d) Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an
Award of the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or other
change in the employment or other status of a Participant and the extent to
which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant's legal
representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise
rights under the Award.
(e) Withholding. Each Participant shall pay to the Company, or make
provision satisfactory to the Board for payment of, any taxes required by law to
be withheld in connection with Awards to such Participant no later than the date
of the event creating the tax liability. Except as the Board may otherwise
provide in an Award, Participants may, to the extent then permitted under
applicable law, satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery of
shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the
tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value. The Company may, to the
extent permitted by law, deduct any such tax obligations from any payment of any
kind otherwise due to a Participant.
(f) Amendment of Award. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any
outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another
Award of the same or a different type, changing the date of exercise or
realization, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Nonstatutory Stock
Option, provided that the Participant's consent to such action shall be required
unless the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related
action, would not materially and adversely affect the Participant.
(g) Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to
deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove
restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all
conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the
Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company's counsel, all other legal matters
in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied,
including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or
stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and
delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may
consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules
or regulations.
(h) Acceleration. The Board may at any time provide that any Options shall
become immediately exercisable in full or in part, that any Restricted Stock
Awards shall be free of restrictions in full or in part or that any other Awards
may become exercisable in full or in part or free of some or all restrictions or
conditions, or otherwise realizable in full or in part, as the case may be.
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(i) Deferral. An optionee who is entitled, by authority of the Board of
Directors, to defer his or her compensation pursuant to any deferred
compensation plan maintained by the Company may elect, in accordance with rules
established by the Board, to defer receipt of any shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of an option, provided that such election is
irrevocable and made at least that number of days prior to the exercise of the
option which shall be determined by the Board. The optionee's account under such
deferred compensation plan shall be credited with a number of stock units equal
to the number of shares so deferred.
11. Miscellaneous
(a) No Right To Employment or Other Status. No person shall have any claim
or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other
relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any
time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free
from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the
applicable Award.
(b) No Rights As Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable
Award, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a
stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with
respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Company effects a split of the
Common Stock by means of a stock dividend and the exercise price of and the
number of shares subject to such Option are adjusted as of the date of the
distribution of the dividend (rather than as of the record date for such
dividend), then an optionee who exercises an Option between the record date and
the distribution date for such stock dividend shall be entitled to receive, on
the distribution date, the stock dividend with respect to the shares of Common
Stock acquired upon such Option exercise, notwithstanding the fact that such
shares were not outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for
such stock dividend.
(c) Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on
the date on which it is adopted by the Board, but no Award granted to a
Participant intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code shall become
exercisable, vested or realizable, as applicable to such Award, unless and until
the Plan has been approved by the Company's stockholders to the extent
stockholder approval is required by Section 162(m) in the manner required under
Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)). No Awards
shall be granted under the Plan after the completion of ten years from the
earlier of (i) the date on which the Plan was adopted by the Board or (ii) the
date the Plan was approved by the Company's stockholders, but Awards previously
granted may extend beyond that date.
(d) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan
or any portion thereof at any time, provided that to the extent required by
Section 162(m) of the Code, no Award granted to a Participant intended to comply
with Section 162(m) of the Code after the date of such amendment shall become
exercisable, realizable or vested, as applicable to such Award, unless and until
such amendment shall have been approved by the Company's stockholders as
required by Section 162(m) (including the vote required under Section 162(m)).
(e) Provisions for Foreign Employees. The Board may, without amending the
Plan, modify options granted to employees who are foreign naturals or who are
employed outside the United States to recognize differences in laws, rules,
regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax,
securities, currency, employee benefits or other matters.
(f) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made
hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to any applicable conflicts of
law.
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The Annual Meeting of EG&G, Inc. stockholders will be held at 10:30 A.M. on
Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at the Sheraton Needham Hotel in Needham,
Massachusetts.
The Sheraton Needham Hotel is located at 100 Cabot Street, just off Route
128 (I-95) at Exit 19A (see directions below). It is 10 miles from downtown
Boston and 12 miles from Logan Airport. The hotel offers ample free parking and
shuttle service to Boston and Logan Airport. For more information, the hotel can
be reached by phone at (781) 444-1110, by fax at (781) 455-8617 or at
www.sheratonneedham.com.
FROM LOGAN AIRPORT:
As you are leaving the airport, follow the signs for Boston/Sumner Tunnel.
You want to go through the tunnel. Once you are through the tunnel follow the
signs to Rte. 3 South and the Mass Pike. Take Rte. 3 South. From Rte. 3 take the
exit for Mass Pike West. About 3-4 miles down the road you will have to pay a
toll of 50c. From the Mass Pike you will take the exit for I-95/Rte. 128 South
(it is the same highway, called two different names). You will have to pay
another 50c toll when exiting the Mass Pike. Follow
I-95/Rte. 128 South to Exit 19A/Highland Ave.-Newton Highlands. This exit will
bring you back over the highway. Turn right at the Ground Round Restaurant. Take
immediate left at Cabot St. Follow signs to main entrance.
FROM RTE. 128 (I-95) NORTH OR SOUTH:
Take Exit 19A. This will put you on Highland Ave., heading East. Follow
Highland Ave. to 1st set of stop lights. Take right onto 2nd Ave. Take first
right off of 2nd Ave. at the Sheraton Needham Hotel sign. Follow driveway to
hotel. Parking garage will be on your right.
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PROXY
[EG&G, INC. LOGO] EG&G, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS APRIL 27, 1999
The undersigned hereby appoints John M. Kucharski and Murray Gross, and
each of them, proxies with power of substitution to vote, as indicated below,
for and on behalf of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of
EG&G, Inc., to he held at the Sheraton Needham Hotel, 100 Cabot Street, Needham,
Massachusetts on Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at 10:30 a.m., and at any adjournment
thereof, hereby granting full power and authority to act on behalf of the
undersigned at said Meeting.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS Authority to fix the number of Directors at ten and
to elect Tamara J. Erickson, Kent F. Hanson, John F.
Keane, Nicholas A. Lopardo, Greta E. Marshall,
Michael C. Ruettgers, Gabriel Schmergel, Gregory L.
Summe, John Larkin Thompson and G. Robert Tod for
terms of one year each.
SEE REVERSE SIDE. If you wish to vote in accordance with the Board of Directors'
recommendations, just sign on the reverse side. You need not mark any boxes.
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SEE REVERSE CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE SEE REVERSE
SIDE SIDE
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[X] Please mark
votes as in
this example.
This Proxy when executed will be voted in the manner directed herein. If no
direction is made, this Proxy will be voted FOR fixing the number of Directors
at ten and the election of Directors, and FOR proposal 2 and proposal 3.
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The Board of Directors recommends a vote The Board of Directors recommends a vote
FOR Proposal 1. FOR Proposal 2 and Proposal 3.
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1. Election of Directors (see reverse) FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
FOR [ ] [ ] WITHHELD 2. Proposal to approve EG&G, Inc. [ ] [ ] [ ]
ALL FROM ALL 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
NOMINEES NOMINEES
3. Proposal to approve the EG&G, Inc. [ ] [ ] [ ]
FOR, except vote withheld from the 1998 Incentive Plan.
following nominee(s):
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MARK HERE FOR ADDRESS CHANGE AND NOTE AT LEFT [ ]
Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. Joint owners
should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full title
as such.
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