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[LOGO]
November 15, 1996
Dear Stockholder:
It is a pleasure to invite you to the Company's 1996 Annual Meeting in New
York, New York on Monday, December 9, 1996 at 11:00 a.m., local time, at the
American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York. The official
Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and form of proxy are included with this
letter. The matters listed in the Notice of Meeting are described in detail in
the proxy statement.
The vote of every stockholder is important. Mailing your completed proxy
will not prevent you from voting in person at the meeting if you wish to do so.
Please sign, date and promptly mail your proxy. Your cooperation will be
greatly appreciated.
Your Board of Directors and management look forward to greeting those
stockholders who are able to attend.
Sincerely,
Francis D. John
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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KEY ENERGY GROUP, INC.
TWO TOWER CENTER, TENTH FLOOR
EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08816
NOTICE OF 1996 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON DECEMBER 9, 1996
To the Stockholders:
The 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Key Energy Group, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the "Company"), will be held at the American Stock
Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York, on Monday, December 9, 1996 at
11:00 a.m., local time, to consider and act upon the following matters:
1. To elect six Directors for the ensuing year or until their
successors are elected and qualified;
2. To ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP as the Company's independent auditors; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 1996
are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting. The stock
transfer books of the Company will remain open for the purchase and sale of the
Company's stock. For a period of ten days prior to the Annual Meeting, a
complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be
available at the offices of the Company for inspection by any stockholder of
record for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors
Diane Mack
Secretary
East Brunswick, New Jersey
November 15, 1996
WHETHER OR NOT YOU EXPECT TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE
COMPLETE, DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND PROMPTLY MAIL THE PROXY CARD
IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE IN ORDER TO ASSURE REPRESENTATION OF YOUR SHARES AT THE
ANNUAL MEETING. NO POSTAGE NEED BE AFFIXED IF THE PROXY CARD IS MAILED WITHIN
THE UNITED STATES.
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KEY ENERGY GROUP, INC.
TWO TOWER CENTER, TENTH FLOOR
EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08816
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE 1996 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be Held on December 9, 1996
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of Key Energy Group, Inc., a Maryland
corporation ("Key" or the "Company"), for use at the 1996 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held at the American Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New
York, New York on Monday, December 9, 1996 (the "Annual Meeting") and at any
adjournment or adjournments of that meeting.
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are first being
mailed to stockholders on or about November 18, 1996. The Company's Annual
Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 is being mailed
to stockholders with the mailing of this Proxy Statement.
All costs of solicitation of proxies will be borne by the Company. In
addition to solicitations by mail, the Company's directors, officers and regular
employees, without additional remuneration, may solicit proxies by telephone,
telegraph and personal interviews. Brokers, custodians and fiduciaries will be
requested to forward proxy soliciting material to the owners of stock held in
their names, and the Company will reimburse them for their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the distribution of such
proxy materials.
Revocability of Proxies
Any stockholder giving a proxy in the enclosed form has the power to revoke
it at any time before it is exercised, by delivering to the Secretary of the
Company at its principal executive office located at Two Tower Center, Tenth
Floor, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816, a written notice of revocation or
another duly executed proxy bearing a later date. A stockholder may also revoke
his or her proxy by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person.
Attendance at the Annual Meeting will not in and of itself constitute a
revocation of a proxy.
Record Date, Voting and Share Ownership
Only holders of record of Common Stock, $.10 par value per share (the
"Common Stock"), of the Company at the close of business on November 15, 1996
(the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting
and at any adjournments thereof. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one
vote. On the Record Date there were outstanding and entitled to vote 10,425,179
shares of Common Stock.
The presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of the
holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast of the Common Stock
(5,212,590 shares) will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at
the Annual Meeting. A proxy in the enclosed form, if received in time for voting
and not revoked, will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the
instructions contained therein. Where a choice is not so specified, the shares
represented by the proxy will be voted "for" the election of the nominees for
Directors listed herein and in favor of the other matters set forth in the
Notice of Annual Meeting accompanying this Proxy Statement. A stockholder
marking the proxy "Abstain" will not be counted as voting in favor of or against
the particular proposal from which the stockholder has elected to abstain and an
abstention has the effect of decreasing the number of affirmative votes needed
for approval of a proposal to a number less than a majority of the quorum. If a
quorum exists, the proposal can be adopted by an affirmative vote of, in the
case of election of directors, a plurality, or, in the case of other proposals,
a majority of the shares voted thereon.
Votes cast at the Annual Meeting will be tabulated by a person or
persons duly appointed to act as an inspector or inspectors of election for, or
by the chairman of, the Annual Meeting. The inspector(s) or the chairman will
treat shares represented by a properly signed and returned proxy as present at
the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining a quorum, without regard to
whether the proxy is marked as casting a vote or abstaining. Likewise, the
inspector(s) or
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the chairman will treat shares represented by "broker non-votes" as present for
purposes of determining a quorum, although such shares may not be voted on any
matter for which the record holder of such shares lacks authority to act. Broker
non-votes are proxies with respect to shares held in record name by brokers or
nominees, as to which (i) instructions have not been received from the
beneficial owners or persons entitled to vote, (ii) the broker or nominee does
not have discretionary voting power under applicable national securities
exchange rules or the instrument under which it serves in such capacity, and
(iii) the record holder has indicated on the proxy card or otherwise notified
the Company that it does not have authority to vote such shares on that matter.
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information known to the Company
with respect to beneficial ownership of Common Stock by (i) each stockholder
known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% percent of the
Common Stock, (ii) each director including each nominee for director, (iii) each
executive officer and (iv) all executive officers and directors of the Company
as a group. Such information is presented as of October 27, 1996.
Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock(1)
Percentage of
Name of Number of Outstanding
Beneficial Owner Shares Shares(2)
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Directors and Executive Officers
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Francis D. John (3) 487,561 4.5%
Kenneth V. Huseman (4) 25,000 *
D. Kirk Edwards (5) 200,000 1.9%
Kenneth C. Hill (6) 18,750 *
C. Ron Laidley (7) 134,000 1.3%
Danny R. Evatt (8) 25,000 *
Kevin P. Collins (9) 65,072 *
W. Phillip Marcum (10) 65,072 *
Van D. Greenfield (11)(16) 93,270 *
William Manly (12) 33,659 *
Morton Wolkowitz (13) 341,292 3.3%
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Directors and Executive Officers
as a group (11 persons) 1,469,926 13.2%
Five Percent Stockholders
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FMR Corp. (14) 4,167,046 38.2%
Neptune Management Partners, L.P. (15) 758,022 7.2%
Morton Cohn (16) 626,422 6.0%
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Under the rules for determining beneficial ownership, each person is deemed
to own that number of shares of Common Stock which he or she may purchase
or acquire pursuant to a warrant, option or convertible security within 60
days as if he or she had exercised the warrant or option or had converted
the convertible security.
(2) Based on 10,425,179 shares of Common Stock outstanding at October 27, 1996.
(3) Includes (i) 71,166 shares owned directly by Mr. John, (ii) 50,045 shares
held by Mr. John as custodian for his two children as to which Mr. John
disclaims any beneficial interest, and (iii) 1,350 shares held by Mr.
John's wife, as to which Mr. John disclaims any beneficial interest.
Includes 365,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted on
July 6, 1995; does not include 135,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of
such options but not vested as of the date hereof.
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(4) Consists of shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted March 29,
1996; does not include 75,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
options but not vested as of the date hereof.
(5) Includes 50,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted on July
6, 1995; does not include 50,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
options but not vested as of the date hereof.
(6) Consists of shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted March 29,
1996; does not include 56,250 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
options but not vested as of the date hereof.
(7) Includes 75,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted on July
6, 1995; does not include 50,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
options but not vested as of the date hereof.
(8) Consists of shares purchasable upon exercise of an option granted on July
6, 1995; does not include 25,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
option but not vested as of the date hereof.
(9) Includes 10,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of an option granted July
1, 1996; does not include 40,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
option but not vested as of the date hereof.
(10) Includes 10,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of an option granted July
1, 1996; does not include 40,000 shares purchasable upon exercise of such
option but not vested as of the date hereof.
(11) Includes 58,333 shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted on July
6, 1995 and July 1, 1996; does not include 16,667 shares purchasable upon
exercise of such options but not vested as of the date hereof. Does not
include 459,058 shares owned by Green-Cohn Group, Inc., of which Mr.
Greenfield is President.
(12) Includes 33,333 shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted on July
6, 1995 and July 1, 1996; does not include 16,667 shares purchasable upon
exercise of such options but not vested as of the date hereof.
(13) Includes 58,333 shares purchasable upon exercise of options granted on July
6, 1995 and July 1, 1996; does not include 16,667 shares purchasable upon
exercise of such options but not vested as of the date hereof.
(14) Such shares are beneficially owned indirectly by FMR Corp., a Massachusetts
corporation ("FMR"), with an address at 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA
02109. Such shares are owned directly by portfolios of investment companies
registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, which are advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR and an investment adviser registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Includes 469,551 shares
that may be acquired upon the exercise of warrants issued in the merger
with WellTech, Inc.
(15) The address of Neptune Management Partners, L.P. is 881 Ocean Drive, Unit
20F, Key Biscayne, Florida 33149. Includes 100,091 shares that may be
acquired upon the exercise of warrants issued in the merger with WellTech,
Inc.
(16) The number includes (i) 167,364 shares owned directly by Mr. Cohn, and (ii)
459,058 shares owned indirectly through his ownership in Green-Cohn Group,
Inc. Mr. Cohn's address is c/o Green-Cohn Group, Inc., 45 Broadway, New
York, NY 10006.
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ITEM 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors currently consists of six directors. The Board
of Directors has nominated for election as directors at the Annual Meeting the
six incumbent directors listed below. Persons elected at the meeting will hold
office until the 1997 Annual Meeting or until their successors are elected and
qualified, subject to earlier retirement, resignation or removal. In the event
that any of the above nominees become unavailable to serve, the shares
represented by proxies will be voted for the election of such other person as
may be recommended by the Board of Directors or management. Unless otherwise
instructed, the proxy holders will vote the proxies received by them FOR the
nominees listed below. There are no arrangements or understandings between any
nominee and any other person pursuant to which such nominee was nominated. There
are no family relationships between or among any officers or directors of the
Company.
Required Vote
The affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the voting power
of the shares of the Common Stock, present or represented at the Annual Meeting,
is required for the election of directors.
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote FOR the
election of each of the nominees listed below to serve as directors of the
Company until the next Annual Meeting or until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Set forth below are the name and age of each director, his principal
occupation and business experience during the past five years and the names of
other companies of which he serves as a director as of October 27, 1996.
Francis D. John (42) has been the Chairman of the Board since August
1996, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since October 1989,
and, since March 1994, Chairman of the Executive Committee of Key. He has been a
Director of Key and its President since June 1988. He is Chairman of each of
Key's subsidiaries. Mr. John is responsible for the successful reorganization of
Key and its growth since that time. Prior to serving at Key, he successfully
restructured Delmed, Inc. (now Frenius, Inc.), where he was Executive Vice
President of Finance and Manufacturing from 1984 until 1988. Mr. John previously
had held operational and financial positions with Unisys, Mack Trucks and Arthur
Andersen & Co. LLP.
Kevin P. Collins (45) has been a director of Key since March 1996.
Since 1992, he has served as a principal of JHP Enterprises, Ltd., and from 1985
to 1992, as Senior Vice President of DG Investment Bank, Ltd., both of which are
engaged in providing corporate finance and advisory services. Mr. Collins was a
Director of WellTech, Inc. ("WellTech") from January 1994 until March 1996.
Van D. Greenfield (50) has been a Director of Key since 1988 and
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Key from March 1994 until August 1996.
He has been the President of Green-Cohn Group, Inc. ("Green-Cohn"), a firm
involved in investment banking, since 1989. Green-Cohn is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Mr. Greenfield has also served
as President of Van D. Greenfield, Inc. since 1980 and as Chairman of the Board
of Progressive Savings Bank from 1986 until 1990.
William Manly (73) has been a Director of Key since December 1989. He
retired from his position as an Executive Vice President of Cabot Corporation in
1986, a position he had held since 1978. Mr. Manly is a Director of Metallamics,
Inc. and a Director of Forge Performance Products, Inc.
W. Phillip Marcum (52) has been a Director of Key since March 1996. Mr.
Marcum was a director of WellTech from January 1994 until March 1996. From
October 1995 until March 1996, Mr. Marcum was the non-executive acting Chairman
of the Board of Directors of WellTech. He has been Chairman of the Board,
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Marcum Natural Gas Services, Inc. since
January 1991.
Morton Wolkowitz (66) has been a Director of Key since December 1989.
He has also served as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Key from March
1994 until August 1996. From 1958 through 1989, Mr. Wolkowitz served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Wolkow Braker Roofing Corporation, a
company that provides a variety of roofing services. Since 1989, Mr. Wolkowitz
has been a private investor.
Board and Committee Meetings
During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, the Board of Directors held
two meetings. Each of the current directors who was then in office attended at
least 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Directors and all
committees thereof on which such director served. The committees of the Board of
Directors consist of an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and an
Executive Committee. The Company does not have a nominating committee.
The Audit Committee meets with the Company's independent auditors at
least twice annually to review financial results, internal financial controls
and procedures, audit plans and recommendations. It also recommends the
selection, retention or termination of independent public accountants, approves
services provided by the independent public accountants prior to providing such
services, and evaluates the possible effect performance of such services will
have on their independence. Messrs. Collins, Greenfield and Manly currently
serve on the Audit Committee with Mr. Collins serving as Chairman. The Audit
Committee held two meetings during fiscal year 1996 concerning audits and
financial statements in conjunction with meetings of the entire Board of
Directors.
The Compensation Committee recommends to the Board of Directors the
compensation of Executive Officers and Directors and the adoption of stock grant
and stock option plans by the Company. Messrs. Greenfield, Marcum and Wolkowitz
currently serve on the Compensation Committee with Mr. Greenfield serving as
Chairman. The Compensation Committee held two meetings during fiscal year 1996
in conjunction with meetings of the entire Board of Directors.
The Executive Committee may take such actions as the Board delegates to
it, consistent with Maryland General Corporation Law. Messrs. Collins,
Greenfield, John and Wolkowitz serve on the Executive Committee, with Mr. John
serving as Chairman. The Executive Committee held eight meetings during fiscal
year 1996, exclusive of the regular meetings of the Board of Directors.
Director Compensation
Compensation for the non-officer Directors for fiscal year 1996 was
$5,000 per quarter. Directors are reimbursed for travel and other expenses
directly associated with Company business. All fees for fiscal year 1996 were
paid in cash. All non-officer Directors were granted options under Key's Outside
Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Directors Plan"), which plan was approved by
shareholders of Key in March 1996. As of July 6, 1995, each Group A Director
under the Directors Plan (Messrs. Wolkowitz and Greenfield) was granted an
option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock, exercisable as of the date of
the grant, and each Group B Director under the Directors Plan (Mr. Manly) was
granted an option to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock, exercisable as of
the date of the grant. In addition, each Group A and Group B Director was
granted an option on July 1, 1996 to purchase additional 25,000 shares of Common
Stock, exercisable in three installments on July 1, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Each
Group C Director (Messrs. Collins and Marcum) was granted an option on July 1,
1996 to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock, exercisable in four annual
installments beginning on July 1, 1996.
In addition, in connection with a successful completion of the merger
with WellTech and Key's financing with The CIT Group/Credit Finance ("CIT") in
May 1996, the Company paid a $75,000 bonus to Messrs. Wolkowitz and Greenfield,
which amount was to be, and was in fact, used by each of them to acquire shares
of Common Stock on the open market.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names and ages of each of the
executive officers of Key and includes their current positions, as well as
positions held for the last five years, with Key and with Key's subsidiaries -
Yale E. Key, Inc. ("Yale Key"), Odessa Exploration Incorporated ("Odessa"), Key
Energy Drilling, Inc. d/b/a Clint Hurt Drilling ("Clint Hurt") and WellTech
Eastern, Inc. ("WellTech Eastern").
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Name Age Positions
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Francis D. John 42 President since June 1988, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company since October 1989; Co-Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Key since March 1994 and Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Key since August 1996. Director and Executive Vice
President of Yale Key and Odessa; President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director of Welltech Eastern; Treasurer and Director of Clint Hunt.
Kenneth V. Huseman 43 Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Key since
August 1996, Vice President of WellTech Eastern and Chief Executive
Officer of its Mid-Continent Division since March 1996. Mid-
Continent Regional President of WellTech, Inc. from August 1994 to March
1996 and Vice President and Mid-Continent Regional Manager of
WellTech, Inc. from April 1993 to August 1994.
Kenneth C. Hill 52 Vice President of Key since March 1996. Vice President of WellTech
Eastern and Chief Executive Officer of its WellTech Eastern Division
since March 1996. Northeast Regional President of WellTech, Inc. since
August 1994 to March 1996, Vice President and Northeast Regional
Manager of WellTech, Inc. from April 1990 to August 1994.
C. Ron Laidley 50 Vice President of Key since August 1996. President of Yale Key since
March 1995, Vice President of Yale Key from 1982 until March 1995.
D. Kirk Edwards 36 Vice President of Key since July 1993, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Odessa since July 1993. Owner and President of Odessa
Exploration Inc. from 1986 to July 1993.
Danny R. Evatt 37 Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of Key since July 1990;
Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Yale Key since
1983.
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Each officer holds office until the first meeting of the Board of
Directors following the annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor
shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until he shall have resigned or
been removed as provided by the Key By-Laws. No family relationship exists
between any of the above listed executive officers or between any such executive
officer and any director of Key.
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the compensation, including bonuses,
paid by Key and its subsidiaries for services rendered in all capacities to Key
and its subsidiaries during each of the three fiscal years ended June 30, 1996
to the Chief Executive Officer and to each of the four most highly compensated
executive officers of Key and its subsidiaries.
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Annual Compensation Long Term Compensation
Awards Payouts
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i)
Restricted
Name and Other Stock Options/ LTIP All Other
Principal Salary Bonus Annual Award(S) SARs Payouts Compen-
Position Year ($) ($) Compensation ($)(1) (#) ($) sation ($)
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Francis D. John 1996 $325,000 257,250(4) --- --- 500,000 --- ---
Chief Executive 1995 225,000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Officer 1994 215,000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Kenneth Huseman 1996 45,000(2) --- --- --- 100,000 --- ---
Chief Operating
Officer
Kenneth C. Hill 1996 45,000(2) --- --- --- 75,000 --- ---
Vice President
C. Ron Laidley 1996 194,000 97,250(5) --- --- 125,000 --- ---
Chief Executive 1995 155,000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Officer of Yale 1994 155,000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Key
D. Kirk Edwards 1996 135,000 --- --- --- 100,000 --- ---
Chief Executive 1995 125,000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Officer of 1994 125,000 10,000 --- --- --- --- ---
Odessa ---
Max Emmert III 1996 --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Former Chief 1995 129,000(3) --- --- --- --- --- ---
Executive 1994 225,000 --- --- --- --- --- ---
Officer of Yale
Key
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(1) Although restricted stock awards were approved by the Compensation
Committee pursuant to Key's Stock Grant Plan ("Stock Grant Plan"), none of
the shares have been issued and, upon the stockholders' approval of the Key
1995 Stock Option Plan ("Option Plan") in March 1996, the Stock Grant Plan
was canceled.
(2) Messrs. Huseman and Hill became Executive Officers of Key upon consummation
of Key's merger with WellTech in March 1996. This amount represents salary
from March 29, 1996 to June 30, 1996. Messrs. Huseman's and Hill's annual
salary is $180,000.
(3) Mr. Emmert retired from his position as an executive officer of Key as of
February 1, 1995. Amount in column (c) represents salary paid to Mr. Emmert
from July 1, 1994 to January 31, 1995.
(4) $150,000 of the bonus was to be, and was, used to purchase Common Stock on
the open market.
(5) $58,000 of the bonus was to be, and was, used to purchase Common Stock on
the open market.
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Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year. The following table sets forth
certain information relating to option grants pursuant to the Option Plan in the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 to the individuals named in the Summary
Compensation Table above.
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Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
% of
Number of Total Potential Realizable Value
Shares of Options Exercise at Assumed Annual Rates of
Underlying Granted Price Stock Price Appreciation
Options to per Expiration for Option Term(3)
Name Granted(1) Employees(2) Share Date (in thousands)
5% 10%
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Francis D. John 350,000 31.1% $5.00 6/30/2005 $1,099 $2,790
150,000 13.3% $5.00 6/30/2005 471 1,195
C. Ron Laidley 80,000 7.1% $5.00 7/1/2005 251 638
45,000 4.0% $5.00 6/30/2005 141 359
D. Kirk Edwards 100,000 8.9% $5.00 6/30/2005 314 797
Kenneth C. Huseman 100,000 8.9% $7.50 3/29/2006 472 1,195
Kenneth Hill 75,000 6.7% $7.50 3/29/2006 354 896
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(1) With the exception of the options granted to Mr. John, the options vest in
four annual installments commencing upon the effective date of the grant.
Of options granted to Mr. John, options to purchase 270,000 shares vest in
four annual installments commencing on the effective date of the grant,
options to purchase 80,000 shares vested on the effective date of the grant
and options to purchase 150,000 shares vested on the first date (occurring
after July 1, 1995 but prior to July 1, 1999) on which the fair market
value of Common Stock equaled at least $9.50 per share.
(2) Based on options to purchase a total of 1,125,000 shares of Common Stock
granted under the Option Plan during fiscal 1996.
(3) Potential Realizable Value is based on assumed growth rates for the
ten-year option term, as applicable. A 5% per year appreciation in stock
price from $5.00 per share yields $8.14 per share and from $7.50 per share
yields $12.22 per share. A 10% per year appreciation in stock price from
$5.00 per share yields $12.97 per share and from $7.50 per share yields
$19.45 per share.
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Aggregated Option Exercises and Year-End Value. The following table
sets forth certain information as of June 30, 1996 with respect to the
unexercised options to purchase Common Stock granted under the Option Plan to
the individuals named in the Summary Compensation Table above. None of such
individuals exercised any stock options during the year ended June 30, 1996.
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<CAPTION>
Value of Unexercised
Number of Unexercised In-the Money-Options
Options at June 30, 1996 at June 30, 1996(a)
Name Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Francis D. John 147,500 352,500 $ 206,250 $2,908,125
C. Ron Laidley 50,000 75,000 $ 412,500 $ 618,750
D. Kirk Edwards 25,000 75,000 $ 206,250 $ 618,750
Kenneth Huseman 25,000 75,000 $ 206,250 $ 618,750
Kenneth C. Hill 18,750 56,250 $ 154,688 $ 464,063
<FN>
(a) Based on the last sale price of the Common Stock on the AMEX on June 28, 1996 of $8.25.
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Employment Agreements with Executive Officers.
Effective as of July 1, 1995, Key entered into an employment agreement
with Mr. John which provides that Mr. John will serve as President, Chief
Executive Officer and a Director of Key for a three year term commencing July 1,
1995 and continuing until June 30, 1998, and thereafter the term will be
automatically extended for successive one year terms unless terminated no later
than 30 days prior to the commencement of the next extension term. Under this
agreement, Mr. John will receive a base compensation of $325,000 per year and
will be eligible for annual incentive compensation of up to 30% of base
compensation contingent upon Key's achievement of goals to be set forth in a
strategic plan to be developed by the Executive Committee. Base compensation
will be reviewed annually and may be increased (but not decreased) by the Board
of Directors in its discretion. Pursuant to the agreement, upon and subject to
completion by Key of a significant merger or other major corporate transaction
in fiscal 1996 or 1997, Mr. John will also receive a bonus of $300,000 payable
in four equal installments, commencing on the date of completion of the merger
or other transaction and thereafter at equal intervals determined so that the
final installment is paid on January 1, 1998. Payments made after July 1, 1995
will bear interest at 6%. The determination of when a merger is "significant" or
other corporate transaction "major", so as to entitle Mr. John to the bonus,
will be made by the Board of Directors. The Board had determined that the merger
with WellTech was a significant merger and, accordingly, Mr. John was entitled
to the bonus as described above. The agreement also provides for the grant of
options to Mr. John under the Option Plan. If during the term of the agreement
Mr. John is terminated by Key for any reason other than for cause, or if he
terminates his employment because of a material breach by Key or following a
change of control of Key, he will receive severance compensation equal to three
times his base compensation in effect at the time of termination, payable in 36
equal monthly installments; provided, however, that if termination results from
a change of control, severance compensation will be payable in a lump sum on the
date of termination. Mr. John is also subject to restrictions on competition
during the term of the agreement and, with certain exceptions, the severance
period. Mr. John has waived his rights with respect to a change of control
resulting from the Merger with WellTech. In addition, on May 15, 1996 the
Company paid to Mr. John a $150,000 bonus, which amount was to be, and was, used
to acquire shares of Common Stock.
Messrs. Hill and Huseman have entered into employment agreements with
Key, effective as of March 29, 1996. Each employment agreement is for a three
year term, commencing on March 29, 1996 and continuing until March 29, 1999,
thereafter the term will be automatically extended for successive one year terms
unless terminated no later than 30 days prior to the commencement of the next
extension term. Under these agreements, both Mr. Hill and Mr. Huseman will
receive a base compensation of $180,000 per year and will be eligible for annual
incentive compensation of up to 50% of their base compensation. The agreements
also provide for a grant of options to Messrs. Hill and Huseman to purchase
75,000 and 100,000 shares of Common Stock, respectively, under the Option Plan.
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If during the term of his employment agreement either Mr. Hill or Mr. Huseman is
terminated by Key for any reason other than for cause, or if either terminates
his their employment because of a material breach by Key or following a change
of control of Key, each will be entitled to severance compensation equal to his
base compensation in effect at the time of termination, payable within an
18-month period following termination. Messrs. Hill and Huseman are also subject
to restrictions on competition during the terms of their agreements and, with
certain exceptions, during the severance periods.
Key has also entered into employment agreements as of July 1, 1995 with
Messrs. Laidley and Evatt. Mr. Laidley's agreement provides that he will serve
as President of Yale Key for a three year term commencing July 1, 1995 and
thereafter for successive one year terms unless terminated 30 days prior to the
commencement of an extension term, receive base compensation of $192,000 per
year, participate in an incentive compensation plan providing for cash bonuses
up to 50% of base compensation, and receive stock options under the Option Plan.
If during the term of his agreement Mr. Laidley is terminated for any reason
other than for cause or if he terminates his employment because of a material
breach by Yale Key or following a change of control of Yale Key, he will be
entitled to severance compensation equal to base compensation, payable during an
18-month period following termination. Mr. Evatt's agreement provides that he
will serve as Key's Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer for a term identical
to the term in Mr. Laidley's agreement, receive base compensation of $105,000
per year, participate in an incentive compensation plan providing for cash
bonuses up to 30% of base compensation, and receive stock options under the
Option Plan. If during the term of his agreement Mr. Evatt is terminated by Key
for any reason other than for cause, or if Mr. Evatt terminates his employment
because of a material breach by Key, he will be entitled to receive severance
compensation equal to his base compensation, payable within a 12-month period
following the termination. Both Mr. Laidley's and Mr. Evatt's agreements contain
restrictions on competition.
In connection with the acquisition of Odessa in July 1993, Key entered
into a three year employment agreement with D. Kirk Edwards, which expired in
July 1996 and the parties are in the process of renegotiating Mr. Edwards'
agreement. The original agreement provides for an annual salary of $125,000 and
a bonus contingent upon Key's attainment of certain earnings criteria from
certain wells. The amount of such bonus, if any, for fiscal 1996, 1995 and 1994
is reflected in the compensation table above.
Effective February 1, 1995, Max Emmert III retired as a Director and
Vice President of Key and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Yale Key.
During the three year period commencing February 1, 1995, Mr. Emmert will
receive $112,500 per year, reimbursement of reasonable automobile expenses and
health and life insurance and will serve as a consultant and Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Yale Key. Mr. Emmert has also agreed that for a five year
period, commencing February 1, 1995, he will not directly or indirectly compete
with Key or its subsidiaries.
Other Compensation
Key has no other deferred compensation, pension or retirement plans in
which executive officers participate.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The following persons served as members of the Compensation and Stock
Grant Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Compensation Committee") during
the year ended June 30, 1996: Van Greenfield, William Manly, and Morton
Wolkowitz. None of the members of the Compensation Committee were employees of
Key.
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Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee is responsible for establishing Key's
compensation philosophy and policies, setting the terms of and administering the
Option Plan and other stock option or stock grant plans which may from time to
time be adopted by Key, reviewing and approving employment contracts and salary
recommendations for executive officers of Key and setting the compensation for
the Chief Executive Officer of Key. Key's overall compensation philosophy is to
align the financial interest of Key's management with those of its stockholders,
taking into account Key's expectations for growth and profitability, the
necessity to attract and retain the best possible executive talent and to reward
its executives commensurate with their ability to enhance stockholder value.
Accordingly, employment agreements with the executive officers approved by the
Compensation Committee provide for compensation consisting of base salary,
participation in an incentive compensation plan based upon performance and stock
options. The Compensation Committee's decision to recommend termination of Key's
Stock Grant Plan and adoption of the Option Plan was taken, in part, to align
more closely the financial interests of executive officers and key employees
with those of Key's stockholders. The Compensation Committee believes that
providing executives with opportunities to acquire significant stakes in the
growth and prosperity of Key through grants of stock options will both enable
Key to attract and retain executives with the outstanding managerial abilities
essential to Key's success, motivate these executives to perform to their full
potential and enhance stockholder value.
In approving base and incentive compensation levels for executive
officers, the Compensation Committee has considered the actual results of
operations of Key compared with Key's internal projections and target levels for
revenues, income before taxes and extraordinary items, net income and earnings
per share. The Compensation Committee determined that in each of the three years
ended June 30, 1996, Key exceeded its internal projections and target levels.
During the three year period, salary increases and bonuses had been conservative
and modest compared with Key's performance, in large part due to the
Compensation Committee's and the Board of Directors' cautious and conservative
approach following Key's successful reorganization in December 1992. In lieu of
bonuses for the fiscal year ended 1996, the Compensation Committee elected to
approve the employment agreements with executive officers which are described
above. These employment agreements provide for significant bonuses in future
years based upon an incentive plan adopted by Key. Bonus awards under the
incentive plan will be based upon both Key or Key's respective operating
subsidiary achieving certain earnings goals and the attainment of individual
qualitative goals relating to the employee's position and responsibilities with
Key. The Board of Directors determines Key's overall earnings goals and, with
the review and approval of the Compensation Committee, the Chief Executive
Officer sets the earnings and individual qualitative goals for Key's operating
subsidiaries.
The employment agreements also provide for option grants under the
Option Plan. In determining stock option grants for executive employees under
the Option Plan, the Compensation Committee considered, among the other things,
the value of the shares reserved for grant to such employees under the Stock
Grant Plan, rights to which are being surrendered in connection with adoption of
the Option Plan and the employee's position with and contributions to Key,
performance and salary and the price of the Common Stock.
Fiscal year 1996 compensation for Mr. John as Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer consisted of his base salary of $325,000 under his
employment agreement described above and a bonus of $257,250 in connection with
the merger as described above. Compensation under and the other terms and
conditions of Mr. John's employment agreement were determined after
consideration and analysis of, among other things, the following factors: Key's
three year performance history and the relationship of Key's performance to
internal projections and targets, all of which were exceeded; the modest salary
increases and conservative bonuses paid to the Chief
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Executive Officer during the three year period; average cash and other
compensation and equity positions of chief executive officers of selected
companies deemed by the Compensation Committee to be comparable; the Chief
Executive Officer's central role in Key's successful reorganization and
operating results since the reorganization; Key's deferral of payment of
emergence or success bonuses to its Chief Executive Officer; the fact that the
Chief Executive Officer has also performed the functions of the Chief Financial
Officer thereby reducing corporate overhead; the fact that the Chief Executive
Officer has identified, negotiated and structured several beneficial
acquisitions and financings without payment of investment banking or finders'
fees or receipt of bonuses with respect thereto; and Key's determination to
shift from a stock grant to a stock option plan, including certain options
linked directly to increases in the price of Key's Common Stock, and the Chief
Executive Officers' agreement to forego designated and committed awards under
the Stock Grant Plan.
Since Key's reorganization in December 1992, total shareholder value
has increased from a negative net worth of $5.6 million at November 30, 1992 to
a positive net worth of $41.6 million at June 30, 1996, an increase in net worth
of over $47.2 million. In addition to leading Key through its critical
post-reorganization period, Mr. John strengthened Key's position through
strategic acquisition, including the acquisitions of Odessa, the WellTech West
Texas assets and Clint Hurt, and by negotiating and structuring financings for
Key. The Merger with WellTech was also an important step in positioning Key as a
leader in the well servicing business. Corporate overhead has remained low and
staffing patterns lean. In these and other initiatives, Mr. John has enhanced
Key's ability to compete effectively and has positioned Key to participate in
future growth in the industry and to enhance stockholder value.
The Compensation Committee believes that its current policies have been
and will continue to be successful in aligning the financial interests of
executive officers with those of Key's stockholders and Key's performance.
Nevertheless, the Compensation Committee intends to continue to review whether
and how to modify its policies to further link executive compensation with both
individual and Company performance.
Van Greenfield
William Manly
Morton Wolkowitz
Shareholder Return Performance Presentation.
Set forth below is a chart comparing the yearly change in Key's Common
Stock against the S&P 500 Index and the SCI Production/Well Service Group Index
("Peer Group") provided by Simmons for the last five years.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1992(1) 1993 1994 1995 1996
---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Key 100 188.9 244.4 220.8 366.7
S&P 500 100 104.9 106.3 134.1 168.9
Peer Group(2) 100 146.5 141.5 136.6 199.3
<FN>
(1) 1992 values for Key and the Peer Group are as of December 11, 1992, the
first day after the 1992 reorganization of Key on which the Common Stock
traded publicly; the 1992 value of S&P 500, a monthly index, is as of
December 31, 1992. All other values are as of June 30 of the year
presented.
(2) Peer Group is defined as the Simmons & Company Production/Well Services
Group Index (includes BJ Services Co., Carbo Ceramics Inc., Corrpro
Companies Inc., ICO Inc., Petrolite Corp., Pool Energy Services Co., Pride
Petroleum Services, Production Operators Corp. and Tuboscope Vetco
International). Values are adjusted for dividends, when applicable.
</TABLE>
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
The following section describes transactions between Key and certain
related parties. In the opinion of the Board of Directors of Key, each such
transaction was on terms at least as favorable to Key as could have been
obtained from an unrelated third party.
In August 1993, Key completed the acquisition of Odessa, pursuant to
which it issued 150,000 shares of Common Stock to D. Kirk Edwards, the former
owner and the now current President and Chief Executive Officer of Odessa.
Odessa assumed approximately $1.8 million in bank debt and Key has guaranteed
all of the assumed bank debt. In connection with the acquisition, Key granted
Mr. Edwards a percentage reversionary working interest in five deep gas wells
located in West Texas upon repayment of approximately $1.6 million of the
assumed bank debt from Key's earnings from the five wells. The percentage
revisionary working interest is 5% of the earnings from the five wells (assuming
that such repayment occurs after July 7, 1996). Such debt had not been repaid by
July 7, 1996.
Key leases automotive equipment for operational use from an independent
third party, which purchases the equipment from an automobile dealership in
which Mr. Max Emmert, a former officer and director of Yale Key, has a majority
interest. The net proceeds to the automotive dealership totaled $1,058,000 and
$399,000 for fiscal 1994 and 1995, respectively.
Key paid $55,000 in fiscal 1994 for oil field related services and
equipment to two oil field related companies in which Mr. Laidley and Mr. Emmert
have an interest.
In March 1995, Odessa entered into a credit agreement with Norwest Bank
Texas, Midland, N.A. ("Norwest"). As part of this transaction, seven
individuals, including Messrs. Wolkowitz, Emmert, Laidley, Edwards and John, as
attorney in fact for one of his children, pledged approximately $2.7 million in
collateral to secure Odessa's credit facility. As compensation for such pledge,
Key paid these individuals a one-time fee equal to 1% of the collateral each
individual pledged. Key also agreed to pay these individuals a monthly fee equal
to 0.25% of the amount of collateral pledged. The aggregate fees paid to these
seven individuals during fiscal 1995 were $72,250. As of December 31, 1995,
Norwest waived the pledge of collateral and released the collateral to the seven
individuals who had pledged it.
The Company is a party to a Registration Rights Agreement (the "1996
Registration Rights Agreement"), with certain of its shareholders, including
certain of its affiliates (the "Rightsholders"), covering warrants to purchase
an aggregate of 469,551 shares of Common Stock and an aggregate of 4,167,046
shares of Common Stock (including the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of such warrants) (the "Registrable Securities"). The 1996 Registration
Agreement provides that, subject to the limitations and conditions set forth
therein, each time the Company proposes to file a registration statement under
the act with respect to an offering of any class of equity securities by the
Company for its own account or for the account of its security holders (except
for certain registration statements on Form S-4 or S-8 or related to exchange
offers or offers to its existing security holders), each Rightsholder shall have
the right (the "Piggyback Right") to request that the Company include in such
registration statement the Registrable Securities held by such Rightsholder;
provided, however, that the managing underwriter of any such offering may, under
certain circumstances, exclude some or all of the Registrable Securities from
such registration. The Company is generally required to bear the expenses of all
such registrations, except underwriting discounts and commissions. The Piggyback
Right expires when the Registrable Securities (i) are sold pursuant to an
effective registration statement; (ii) are sold to another person under Rule
144; or (iii) are no longer outstanding.
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ITEM 2
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Subject to ratification by the stockholders, the Board of Directors has
selected the firm of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's independent auditors
for the current year. KPMG Peat Marwick has served as the Company's independent
auditors since August 22, 1994.
Representatives of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP are not expected to be present
at the Annual Meeting.
If the stockholders do not ratify the selection of KPMG Peat Marwick
LLP as the Company's independent auditors, the selection of such auditors will
be reconsidered by the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote FOR the
ratification of the selection of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to serve as the Company's
independent auditors for the current fiscal year.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Other Matters
The Board of Directors does not know of any other matters which may
come before the Annual Meeting. However, if any other matters are properly
presented to the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the
accompanying proxy or their substitutes acting thereunder, to vote, or otherwise
act, in accordance with their best judgment on such matters.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company's directors,
executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of
the Company's equity securities, to file reports of ownership on Form 3 and
changes in ownership on Form 4 or 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"). Such officers, directors and ten-percent stockholders are also
required by SEC rules to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
reports they file. Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms
received by it, or written representation from certain reporting persons that
they were not required to file a Form 5, the Company believes that, during the
fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, its officers, directors and ten-percent
stockholders complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
such individuals.
Proposals of Stockholders
The Company expects to hold its 1997 Annual Meeting on or about
November 15, 1997. A stockholder who intends to present a proposal at the 1997
Annual Meeting of Stockholders for inclusion in the Company's 1997 proxy
statement and proxy card relating to that meeting must submit such proposal by
July 15, 1997. In order for the proposal to be included in the proxy statement,
the stockholder submitting the proposal must meet certain eligibility standards
and comply with certain procedures established by the SEC, and the proposal must
comply with the requirements as to form and substance established by applicable
laws and regulations. The proposal must be mailed to the Company's principal
executive office, at the address stated herein, and should be directed to the
attention of the President.
FORM 10-K
A copy of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1996 as filed with the SEC, except for exhibits, will be
furnished without charge to any stockholder upon written request to Diane Mack,
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Secretary, Key Energy Group, Inc., Two Tower Center, Tenth Floor, East
Brunswick, New Jersey 08816.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Francis D. John
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
November 15, 1996
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PROXY
_____________
THIS PROXY IS BEING SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KEY ENERGY GROUP, INC.
Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on December 9, 1996
The undersigned shareholder of Key Energy Group, Inc. (the "Company" or
"KEGI") hereby constitutes and appoints Francis D. John and Danny R. Evatt, and
each of them singly, proxies and attorneys of the undersigned, with full power
of substitution to each, for and in the name of the undersigned to vote and act
upon all matters (unless and except as expressly limited below) at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Monday, December 9, 1996, at the American
Stock Exchange, 86 Trinity Place, New York, New York, at 11:00 a.m., local time,
and at any and all adjournments thereof, in respect of all shares of the Common
Stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Company held by the undersigned or in
respect of which the undersigned would be entitled to vote or act, with all the
powers the undersigned would possess if personally present. All proxies
heretofore given by the undersigned in respect of said meeting are held revoked.
ITEM 1. To elect Directors:
FOR ELECTING ALL NOMINEES WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except for person(s) whose to vote for all nominees
name(s) is (are) written listed | |
below) | |
Nominees: Francis D. John, Kevin P. Collins, Van D. Greenfield, William Manly,
W. Phillip Marcum and Morton Wolkowitz
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that person's name here:
________________________________________________
(Continued and to be SIGNED ON THE REVERSE SIDE)
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ITEM 2: To ratify the selection of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's
independent auditors.
FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | |
ITEM 3: To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment of the meeting.
FOR | | AGAINST | | ABSTAIN | |
Specify desired action by check marks in the appropriate spaces. This
Proxy will be voted as specified. If no specification is made, the Proxy will be
voted for the nominees named in the Proxy Statement and in favor of Items 2 and
3. The persons named proxies have discretionary authority, which they intend to
exercise in favor of the proposals referred to and according to their best
judgment as to the other matters which properly come before the meeting or any
adjournments or postponements thereof.
PLEASE COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Dated:______________________________, 1996
Please print name
of Shareholder here:______________________
Please sign here:_________________________
The signature on this Proxy should correspond exactly with the
shareholder's name as printed above. In the case of joint tenancies,
coexecutors, or co-trustees, both should sign. Persons signing as
Attorney, Executor, Administrator, Trustee or Guardian should give
their full title.
