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SCHEDULE 14A
(RULE 14A-101)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
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FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.
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FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.
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[FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC. LOGO]
FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.
75 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY 07645
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
APRIL 18, 1995
TO THE COMMON AND $1.20 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKHOLDERS OF FEDERAL PAPER
BOARD COMPANY, INC.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Federal
Paper Board Company, Inc. (the "Company") will be held on Tuesday, April 18,
1995 at 10 A.M., local time, in the Murray Hill Room of the New York Helmsley
Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street, New York, N.Y., for the following purposes:
1. To elect two directors;
2. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the 1992 Key Employee Stock
Option Plan;
3. To consider and vote upon an amendment to the 1992 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors;
4. To ratify the designation of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
auditors of the Company for fiscal year 1995; and
5. To transact such other business, including shareholder proposals
(beginning on page 22 of the accompanying Proxy Statement), as may
properly come before said meeting, or any adjournments thereof.
Only holders of Common and $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock of record at
the close of business on March 1, 1995 will be entitled to notice of and to vote
at said meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Stockholders who do not expect to be present are requested to fill in and
sign the accompanying proxy and return it to the Company.
By Order of the Board of Directors
JOHN T. FLYNN, JR.
Assistant Secretary
March 15, 1995
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FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.
75 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD
MONTVALE, NEW JERSEY 07645
MARCH 15, 1995
PROXY STATEMENT
SOLICITATION, VOTING AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
This proxy statement and the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting and form
of proxy are being furnished to the holders of the Common and $1.20 Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Company in connection with the solicitation by the Board
of Directors of the Company of proxies to be used at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held on April 18, 1995 at 10 A.M., local time, in the Murray
Hill Room of the New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street, New York, N.Y.,
and at any adjournments thereof. The close of business March 1, 1995, is the
record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to
vote at the Annual Meeting.
These proxy materials are being mailed on or about March 15, 1995 to such
stockholders. On February 17, 1995, the Company had outstanding 42,594,758
shares of Common Stock and 52,264 shares of $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock.
Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one vote and each share of $1.20
Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to 5.02 votes. Any stockholder giving a
proxy for the meeting may revoke it prior to the voting thereof on any matter
(without affecting, however, any vote taken prior to revocation) by written
notice to the Secretary of the Company, by submission of another proxy bearing a
later date, or by appearing and voting in person at the Annual Meeting. You may
also be represented by another person present at the meeting through executing a
form of proxy designating such person to act on your behalf. Each unrevoked
proxy card properly executed and received prior to the close of the meeting will
be voted as indicated. Where specific instructions are not indicated, the proxy
will be voted FOR the election of all directors as nominated, FOR the amendment
to the 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan, FOR the amendment to the 1992 Stock
Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors, FOR the approval of the selection of
Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors, and AGAINST each of the three
listed stockholder proposals. A majority of the shares represented at the
meeting and entitled to vote is required for approval of each of the proposals.
Abstentions and broker nonvotes are not voted in favor of or against any matter
that may come before the Annual Meeting. Such abstentions and broker nonvotes
will, however, have the effect of a negative vote if an item requires the
approval of a specified percentage of all issued and outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock.
The cost of soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company. In addition,
the Company will reimburse its transfer agent for charges and expenses in
connection with the distribution of proxy material to brokers or other persons
holding stock in their names or in the names of their nominees. The Company will
reimburse banks, brokers and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for
their costs in sending the proxy material to the beneficial owners of the Common
and $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock.
Following the original mailing of the proxy material, solicitation of
proxies may be made by certain officers and regular employees of the Company by
mail, telephone, telegraph or personal interview. The Company has also retained
Georgeson & Co. to aid in the solicitation of proxies. It is anticipated that
the amount the Company will pay for Georgeson & Co.'s services will not exceed
$7,500 plus reimbursement of expenses.
The Company will file its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities
and Exchange Commission in March, 1995. A copy of the Report, including the
financial statements and schedules thereto, and a list describing any exhibits
not contained therein, may be obtained without charge by written request to
Federal Paper Board Company, Inc., 75 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey
07645, Attention: Secretary. Copies of any such exhibits will be furnished upon
written request at a cost of twenty-five cents per page.
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The Board of Directors knows of no matters, other than those stated above,
to be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If, however, any other
matters properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof, it
is the intention of the persons named in the enclosed proxy to vote such proxy
in accordance with their judgment on any such matters. The persons named in the
enclosed proxy may also, if a quorum is not present, vote such proxy to adjourn
the Annual Meeting from time to time.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information concerning the ownership
of shares of Common Stock by (i) each person who is known by the Company to own
beneficially more than five percent (5%) of the issued and outstanding Common
Stock, (ii) each director and nominee for director of the Company, (iii) each
named executive officer described in the section of this Proxy Statement
captioned "Executive Compensation", and (iv) all directors and executive
officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each individual named has
sole investment and voting power with respect to the securities shown as of
February 17, 1995, or such other date indicated below. To the knowledge of the
Company, no one owns beneficially more than 5% of the Company's $1.20
Convertible Preferred Stock.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT &
NATURE OF PERCENT
BENEFICIAL OF
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP CLASS
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<S> <C> <C>
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ..................................... 2,118,007(a) 5.0
World Financial Center, North Tower
250 Vesey Street
New York, New York 10281
FMR Corp. ..................................................... 2,713,964(b) 6.4
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Lord Abbett & Co. ............................................. 2,303,400(c) 5.4
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Federal Paper Board Company, Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership
Plans........................................................ 1,960,642(d) 4.6
John R. Kennedy................................................ 1,084,962(e)(f)(i) 2.5
Quentin J. Kennedy............................................. 927,617(e)(g)(i) 2.2
Robert D. Baldwin.............................................. 111,838(e)
W. Mark Massey, Jr. ........................................... 115,133(e)
John L. Kelsey................................................. 39,000(h) each less
Thomas L. Cassidy.............................................. 35,408(h) than 1%
W. Ran Clerihue................................................ 25,000(h)
Edmund J. Kelly................................................ 18,000(h)
James T. Flynn................................................. 9,000(h)
All Directors and Officers as a group, 25
persons(e)(f)(g)(h)(i)....................................... 3,158,337 7.4
</TABLE>
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(a) Based on information set forth in a Schedule 13G mailed to the Company on
February 9, 1995 by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., on behalf of itself, Merrill
Lynch Group, Inc., Princeton Services, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Asset
Management, L.P. The parties disclaim beneficial ownership of Company common
stock except for stock held in proprietary accounts of Merrill Lynch's
broker-dealer subsidiary.
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(b) Based on information set forth in a Schedule 13G mailed to the Company on
February 13, 1995 by FMR Corp., on behalf of itself, Edward C. Johnson 3d
and Fidelity Management & Research Company.
(c) Based on information set forth in a Schedule 13G mailed to the Company on
February 13, 1995 by Lord, Abbett & Co.
(d) The Federal Paper Board Company, Inc. Savings and Stock Ownership Plans, 75
Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645 advised that as of February
17, 1995 1,960,642 shares of the Common Stock of the Company is held by the
Trustee. Under the terms of the Plans, stock shall be voted by the Trustee
as directed by the participant to whose account such stock is credited. If
instructions from the participants are not timely received by the Trustee
with respect to any such stock in the savings portion of the Plans, the
Trustee shall vote the uninstructed stock in the same proportions as the
Trustee was instructed to vote with respect to the shares for which it
received instructions. The Trustee may not vote shares in the employee stock
ownership portion of the Plans for which voting instructions have not been
received. Bankers Trust Company, Trustee under the Plans, disclaims
beneficial ownership of the Common Stock under the Plans. Bankers Trust
Company has notified the Company that as of December 31, 1994, it was the
beneficial owner of 944,586 shares of Common Stock of the Company under
various trusts and employee benefit plans for other companies and/or
organizations.
(e) Includes shares of Common Stock held as of January 1, 1995, in the Company
Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees, as follows: for
John R. Kennedy, 71,654; for Quentin J. Kennedy, 65,727; for Robert D.
Baldwin, 9,675; for W. Mark Massey, Jr., 9,125 and for all officers and
directors as a group, 309,401. Also includes shares of Common Stock under
the 1989 and 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plans as to which officers have
the right to acquire beneficial ownership through the exercise of options
which are vested or will become vested within 60 days of February 17, 1995,
as follows: for John R. Kennedy, 133,500; for Quentin J. Kennedy, 66,750;
for Robert D. Baldwin, 53,500; for W. Mark Massey, Jr., 48,500; and for all
officers and directors as a group, 582,500.
(f) Includes 88,300 shares of Common Stock held by The John R. Kennedy
Foundation Incorporated, and 36,500 shares of Common Stock held by The Jack
Kennedy Foundation. Mr. John R. Kennedy is President of both Foundations.
Includes 226,920 shares of Common Stock held equally in three trusts of
which John R. Kennedy is co-trustee with Quentin J. Kennedy. Under one of
such trusts John R. Kennedy is also beneficiary.
Includes 47,912 shares of Common Stock held under the Uniform Gift to Minors
Act. Includes 21,120 shares of Common Stock held in a trust of which John R.
Kennedy is co-trustee.
(g) Includes 194,800 shares of Common Stock held by the Quentin J. Kennedy
Foundation, of which Quentin J. Kennedy is President and Treasurer.
Includes 226,920 shares of Common Stock held equally in three trusts of
which Quentin J. Kennedy is co-trustee with John R. Kennedy. Under one of
such trusts Quentin J. Kennedy is also beneficiary.
(h) Includes shares of Common Stock under the 1992 Stock Option Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as to which Messrs. Cassidy, Clerihue, Flynn, Kelly
and Kelsey each have the right to acquire 5,000 shares of Common Stock
through the exercise of options which are vested or will become vested
within 60 days of February 17, 1995.
(i) Quentin J. Kennedy, Director, Executive Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer of the Company, and John R. Kennedy, Director and President of the
Company, are brothers.
PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company has a classified Board of Directors consisting of four classes.
At each Annual Meeting, a class of directors is elected for a full term of four
years to succeed those whose terms are expiring. All of the Company's directors
are listed below with their principal occupations for the last five years.
At the Annual Meeting two (2) Directors are to be elected in Class III,
with Messrs. John R. Kennedy and Robert D. Baldwin each to hold office for four
years or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The
remaining Directors will continue to serve as set forth below. It is intended
that the shares represented by the enclosed proxy will be voted for the election
of the two nominees named below.
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Should any such nominee be unable or unwilling to accept nomination or
election, it is intended that the accompanying proxy will be voted for such
other person or persons as may be nominated by the Board of Directors. All of
the nominees have been previously elected by stockholders. The Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that any of the nominees will be unavailable
to serve if elected.
The following sets forth certain information furnished to the Company by
each nominee and each Director continuing to serve.
CLASS I DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE
AT THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR, YEAR FIRST
ELECTED AS DIRECTOR AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS, BUSINESS AND DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S> <C> <C>
Thomas L. Cassidy 66 Managing Director, Trust Company of the West, an investment
1981 management firm; and Senior Partner, TCW Capital (an
affiliate).
Director of: Spartech Corporation; DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc.
W. Mark Massey, Jr. 56 Senior Vice President of the Company.
1990
</TABLE>
CLASS II DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE
AT THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR, YEAR FIRST
ELECTED AS DIRECTOR AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS, BUSINESS AND DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S> <C> <C>
W. Ran Clerihue 71 Consultant. (Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer,
1977 Wabasso, Inc., a textile manufacturer.) Chairman of the Board
and Director of Spartech Corporation.
James T. Flynn 55 Chief Financial Officer, J.P. Morgan & Co., Incorporated,
1991 October, 1990 to date; formerly Executive Vice President of
J.P. Morgan, March, 1985 to October, 1990.
Quentin J. Kennedy 61 Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the
1980 Company.
Director of: Hooper Holmes, Inc.
</TABLE>
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS
CLASS III DIRECTORS FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM EXPIRING
AT THE 1999 ANNUAL MEETING
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR, YEAR FIRST
ELECTED AS DIRECTOR AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS, BUSINESS AND DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S> <C> <C>
John R. Kennedy 64 President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
1961 Director of: First Fidelity Bancorporation; Magma Copper
Company; DeVlieg Bullard, Inc; Chase Brass Industries, Inc.
Robert D. Baldwin 57 Senior Vice President of the Company.
1987
</TABLE>
CLASS IV DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE
AT THE 1996 ANNUAL MEETING
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DIRECTOR, YEAR FIRST
ELECTED AS DIRECTOR AGE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATIONS, BUSINESS AND DIRECTORSHIPS
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<S> <C> <C>
Edmund J. Kelly 57 Vice Chairman, Eighteen Seventy Corporation, a private
1981 investment firm.
John L. Kelsey 69 Consultant. Formerly Managing Director of PaineWebber
1976 Incorporated.
Director of: Standard Motor Products Company; Box Energy
Corporation.
</TABLE>
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ATTENDANCE AT BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
During fiscal year 1994, the Board of Directors held (18) meetings, five
(5) of which were telephone meetings. During that fiscal year, each director
attended 75% or more of the aggregate of (i) the meetings of the Board of
Directors and (ii) the meetings of the committees on which such director served
that were held during the period in which he was a director.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Company has a standing Executive Committee, Compensation Committee,
Audit Committee and Stock Option Committee. The responsibilities of the standing
committees of the Company's Board of Directors are described as follows.
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee during fiscal year 1994
consisted of Messrs. John R. Kennedy, Thomas L. Cassidy, W. Ran Clerihue, John
L. Kelsey, and Quentin J. Kennedy. Between meetings of the Board of Directors,
the Executive Committee has all powers which may be lawfully delegated to it
under North Carolina law. In general, the Executive Committee may supervise the
management of all business of the Company except matters which by law
specifically require the action of the full Board of Directors or of the
stockholders. During fiscal year 1994, the Executive Committee met on thirteen
(13) occasions. Actions taken by the Executive Committee are subsequently
presented for ratification at the next regular meeting of the Board of
Directors.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has since March 15,
1994, consisted of Messrs. Cassidy, Clerihue and Kelsey, each of whom is an
independent director. Such Committee determines the compensation paid to the
President, the Executive Vice President and the officers and other members of
the Key Executive Group, and administers the 1992 Key Employees Long Term
Compensation Plan. The Compensation Committee held one meeting during fiscal
year 1994.
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee during fiscal year 1994 consisted of
Messrs. Kelsey, Flynn, Cassidy and Clerihue. The Audit Committee held three (3)
meetings during fiscal year 1994. This Committee reviews and makes inquiries, as
it deems appropriate, with respect to the scope and results of the audit by the
Company's independent auditors, the actions of the Company's internal audit
department, the adequacy of the Company's system of internal accounting controls
and procedures, and participates in the selection and the fee paid for services
rendered by the Company's independent auditors.
Stock Option Committee. The Stock Option Committee consists of Messrs.
Flynn, Cassidy, Clerihue and Kelsey. It met on one occasion during fiscal year
1994. The Committee administers the Company's 1989 and 1992 Key Employee Stock
Option Plans.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.
As of January 1, 1995, the Company had outstanding loans from Morgan
Guaranty Trust Company of New York in the amount of $15 million. During 1994,
Morgan Guaranty received fees from the Company for a variety of financial
services. The Company believes the fees it paid were comparable to fees charged
by other banks for similar banking services. Mr. Flynn, a Director, is Chief
Financial Officer of J.P. Morgan & Co.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
The following table sets forth a summary for the last three (3) fiscal
years of the cash and non-cash compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and each of the four most highly
compensated executive officers whose individual remuneration exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG
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(E) COMPENSATION
OTHER ------------
(B) ANNUAL (F) (G)
(A) FISCAL (C) (D) COMPEN- RESTRICTED AWARDS
NAME POSITION YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($) SATION($) STOCK OPTIONS
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John R. Kennedy President and 1994 $953,846 $600,000 $ 115,522 None 100,000
Chief Executive 1993 946,154 -0- 124,381 None 174,000
Officer 1992 907,692 130,000 152,664 None 50,000
Quentin J. Kennedy Executive Vice 1994 464,038 285,000 24,555 None 50,000
President 1993 462,211 -0- 25,072 None 87,000
1992 428,846 61,750 23,990 None 25,000
Robert D. Baldwin Senior Vice 1994 439,158 270,000 23,158 None 40,000
President 1993 437,884 -0- 23,498 None 70,000
1992 403,846 58,500 22,915 None 20,000
W. Mark Massey, Jr. Senior Vice 1994 439,158 270,000 23,158 None 40,000
President 1993 437,884 -0- 23,498 None 50,000
1992 403,846 58,500 18,562 None 20,000
Michael J. Balduino Senior Vice 1994 211,538 150,000 10,357 None 30,000
President 1993 200,000 -0- 5,896 None 33,500
1992 135,577 65,000 2,213 None 9,700
<CAPTION>
LONG
TERM
COMPENSATION
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(H) (I)
PAYOUTS ALL OTHER
LTIP COMPEN-
NAME PAYOUTS($) SATION($)
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<S> <C> <C>
John R. Kennedy $ -0- $ 30,062
-0- 24,013
-0- 34,616
Quentin J. Kennedy -0- 39,847
-0- 33,768
-0- 15,767
Robert D. Baldwin -0- 11,177
-0- 10,742
-0- 14,525
W. Mark Massey, Jr. -0- 11,035
-0- 10,647
-0- 14,446
Michael J. Balduino -0- 5,186
-0- 5,439
-0- 6,474
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(e) Phantom share dividends and, for John R. Kennedy, use of Company plane in
sums of $60,589, $67,190, and $97,584 for 1994, 1993, and 1992,
respectively.
(i) Includes Company contributions to the Savings and Stock Ownership Plan as
follows: for John R. Kennedy, $21,807, $20,596, and $31,382 for 1994, 1993
and 1992, respectively; for Quentin J. Kennedy, $10,523, $9,961, and
$14,311, for 1994, 1993, and 1992, respectively; for Robert D. Baldwin,
$9,969, $9,613, and $13,474 for 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively; for W.
Mark Massey, Jr., $9,969, $9,613, and $13,474, for 1994, 1993 and 1992,
respectively; and for Michael J. Balduino, $4,853, $4,410 and $5,211 for
1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Split dollar life insurance values are
for John R. Kennedy, $8,255, $3,417, and $3,234, for 1994, 1993 and 1992,
respectively; for Quentin J. Kennedy, $29,324, $23,807, and $1,456 for
1994, 1993 and 1992 respectively; for Robert D. Baldwin, $1,208, $1,129,
and $1,051, for 1994, 1993, and 1992, respectively; for W. Mark Massey,
Jr., $1,066, $1,034, and $972 for 1994, 1993, and 1992, respectively; and
for Michael J. Balduino, $333, $1,029, and $1,263 for 1994, 1993, and 1992,
respectively.
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The following table sets forth information concerning the exercise of stock
options during fiscal year 1994 by each of the named executive officers and the
fiscal year-end value of unexercised options. Calculations in (d) and (e) below
include sums for options granted in fiscal year 1994 which are subject to
shareholder approval of the proposed amendment to the 1992 Key Employee Stock
Option Plan.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(E)
VALUE OF
(D) UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS AT OPTIONS AT
FISCAL FISCAL
(B) (C) YEAR-END(#) YEAR-END($)
(A) SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME ON EXERCISE(#) REALIZED($) UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
John R. Kennedy.......... None None 133,500/230,500 $1,321,781/$1,087,218
Quentin J. Kennedy....... None None 66,750/115,250 660,890/ 543,609
Robert D. Baldwin........ None None 53,500/ 92,500 529,531/ 437,343
W. Mark Massey, Jr. ..... None None 48,500/ 77,500 488,593/ 314,531
Michael J. Balduino...... None None 8,375/ 55,125 62,457/ 209,873
</TABLE>
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The following table sets forth information concerning individual grants of
stock options made during fiscal year 1994 to each of the named executive
officers.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
GRANT DATE VALUE
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS (F)
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(B) (C) POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL VALUE AT ASSUMED
SECURITIES OPTIONS (D) ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES OR BASE (E) OPTION TERMS
(A) GRANTED IN FISCAL PRICE EXPIRATION -----------------------
NAME (#) YEAR ($/SH) DATE 5% $ 10% $
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN
John R. Kennedy......... 100,000 9.0 $ 28.25 12/19/99 780,495 1,724,691
Quentin J. Kennedy...... 50,000 4.5 28.25 12/19/99 390,248 862,345
Robert D. Baldwin....... 40,000 3.6 28.25 12/19/99 312,198 689,876
W. Mark Massey, Jr. .... 40,000 3.6 28.25 12/19/99 312,198 689,876
Michael J. Balduino..... 30,000 2.7 28.25 12/19/99 234,148 517,407
</TABLE>
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Options described in this table were issued under the Company's 1992 Key
Employee Stock Option Plan, and consist primarily of options other than
incentive stock options, as permitted by such Plan. The options extend for a
period of five years from the date of grant, were issued at the fair market
value of the option at time of grant, and permit exercise of one fourth of the
shares on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of
grant. The purchase price upon exercise of an option may be paid either in
cash or, if the option permits, in shares of Company common stock already
owned, or a combination thereof. If the employment of a member of the Key
Management Group, which includes the five individuals described in this table,
terminates by reason of early retirement, his option may thereafter be
exercised in full if permitted by the Stock Option Committee, or otherwise
only to the extent it was exercisable at time of early retirement for three
years from the date of termination or the stated period of the option,
whichever is shorter. On death of an optionee, the option is immediately
exercisable in full for six months from the date of death, or the expiration
of the option period, whichever is shorter. In the event of a merger or other
reorganization in which the shareholders of the Company receive cash or stock
(other than stock in the Company) or in certain tender offer situations the
Committee has the duty to accelerate the exercisability of all outstanding
options. Options may, at the discretion of the Committee, also contain limited
stock appreciation rights enabling optionees to cash out the options in
certain tender offers, mergers, reorganizations and similar events. All grants
listed in this table were issued subject to shareholder approval of the
proposed amendment to the 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan.
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS -- AWARDS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
<TABLE>
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NUMBER OF SHARES AND UNITS
AWARDED PERFORMANCE ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
------------------------------- PERIOD OF CASH UNITS
BASE-YEAR PHANTOM CASH UNTIL -------------------------------
NAME SALARY SHARES UNITS PAYOUT THRESHOLD TARGET MAXIMUM
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John R. Kennedy......... $900,000 20,875 $675,000 3 years $22,500 $450,000 $675,000
Quentin J. Kennedy...... 451,250 10,466 338,437 3 years 11,281 225,625 338,437
Robert D. Baldwin....... 427,500 9,915 320,625 3 years 10,687 213,750 320,625
W. Mark Massey, Jr...... 427,500 9,915 320,625 3 years 10,687 213,750 320,625
Michael J. Balduino..... 200,000 4,639 150,000 3 years 5,000 100,000 150,000
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The number of phantom shares are established at 50% of base year salary in
effect on January 1 of each year, cash units are established at 75%. Payouts of
awards are tied to achieving specified levels of return on equity (ROE) and/or
growth in fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) over the three year plan cycle.
No payout of phantom shares or cash units is made if ROE and EPS growth fall
below minimum targets. Combinations of ROE and EPS growth resulting in awards of
50% or less of base year salary are paid from the phantom shares. Phantom shares
are valued at the average closing market price for the twenty consecutive
trading days prior to the end of the three year cycle and will be included, if
earned, in the Summary Compensation Table for the payout year. Combinations of
ROE and EPS growth resulting in awards of more than 50% of base year salary are
paid from the established cash units. No combination of ROE and EPS growth can
result in award of more than the established phantom shares and cash units.
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SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION PLANS
Summarized below is a brief description of each of the compensation plans
indicated.
(A) EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS
The Company has a defined benefit pension plan which covers substantially
all salaried employees with at least one year of service. The Plan is funded
annually using the projected unit credit method and is designed to provide a
monthly pension, commencing at age 65, equal to a percentage of the employee's
average compensation for his or her five highest consecutive years within the
last ten years of employment. Assuming a continuation of employment with the
Company until normal retirement at age 65, the following table sets forth the
estimated annual pension benefits payable for specified levels of compensation
and years of service. The Company also maintains a non-qualified benefit
equalization plan designed to provide benefits to certain salaried employees in
excess of limitations required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code").
In addition, the Company has established a Supplemental Executive
Retirement Plan ("SERP"), available only to certain executives, with benefits
payable out of general funds of the Company either directly or through a trust
established for such purpose. The normal retirement benefit payable annually
under the SERP to certain executives of the Company, including its five most
highly compensated executives, who retire at or after age 65, is equal to 50% of
the employee's average compensation for the 3 years immediately preceding his
retirement less amounts payable to him under the Company's pension plan and the
benefit equalization plan. Benefits under the SERP shall not be less than 10% or
exceed 20% of the average compensation. The SERP and the benefit equalization
plan described above permit the employee, at his option, to receive the benefits
in a lump sum of equivalent actuarial value at the time of retirement. The
annual estimated amounts that would be payable under the SERP assuming
retirement at age 65 with increases of 6% per year on pensionable compensation
would be, for John R. Kennedy, $133,158; for Quentin J. Kennedy, $86,364; for
Robert D. Baldwin, $206,454; for W. Mark Massey, Jr., $109,954; and for Michael
J. Balduino, $189,473. These amounts are payable in addition to the pension plan
payment illustrated in the Pension Plan Table.
PENSION PLAN TABLE
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HIGHEST
CONSECUTIVE
FIVE-YEAR ANNUAL PENSION FOR REPRESENTATIVE YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
AVERAGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPENSATION 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 250,000 $ 37,275 $ 55,912 $ 74,550 $ 93,187 $111,825 $ 130,462* $ 149,100*
500,000 74,775 112,162 149,550* 186,937* 224,325* 261,712* 299,100*
1,000,000 149,775* 224,662* 299,550* 374,437* 449,325* 524,212* 599,100*
1,500,000 224,775* 337,162* 449,550* 561,937* 674,325* 786,712* 899,100*
2,000,000 299,775* 449,662* 599,550* 749,437* 899,325* 1,049,212* 1,199,100*
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* Amounts indicated by an asterisk are subject to reduction because of the
annual pension limitations imposed under the Code; however, the extent of any
reduction will vary in individual cases according to circumstances existing at
the time pension payments are made.
Compensation covered by the Plan includes amounts shown under columns (c),
(d) and (h) of the Summary Compensation Table. Covered compensation provided by
the Plan for Executive Officers does not differ by more than 10% from the
amounts set forth in the Summary Compensation Table.
The amounts in the table are not subject to deduction for social security
or other offset amounts. As of January 1, 1995, the number of years of service
credited for the five previously described most highly compensated executive
officers was as follows: for John R. Kennedy, 42; for Quentin J. Kennedy, 34;
for Robert D. Baldwin, 11; for W. Mark Massey, Jr., 26; and for Michael J.
Balduino, 2. Amounts payable in excess of the Code limitations are paid under a
benefit equalization plan of the Company.
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(B) SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS
The Company Savings and Stock Ownership Plan was approved by the
stockholders in 1976. The Plan has no specified termination date but may be
terminated at any time by the Board of Directors of the Company. Under the terms
of the Plan a Savings and Stock Ownership Plan Committee, appointed by the Board
of Directors, has primary responsibility and authority for the administration of
the Plan. The Plan was originally comprised of two programs: The Savings Program
and the Stock Ownership Program. As a result of changes to the Federal income
tax laws in 1986, contributions under the Stock Ownership Program were
discontinued in 1987.
The Stock Ownership Program provides for issuance of Common Stock of the
Company to a trust fund for the benefit of eligible employees. The Company made
its last contribution to the program in 1986 and does not anticipate further
contributions. The contributions were generally based upon tax credits available
to the Company under the Code, which have expired, and were allocated to
eligible employees based upon compensation paid.
The Savings Program provides for pre-tax or after tax voluntary savings
contributions by each eligible employee of the Company to a trust fund in
amounts from 2% to 6% of his compensation, and for matching savings
contributions by the Company in amounts as may be established for the Plan as a
whole from time to time by the Board of Directors equal to from 20% to 60% of
such employee savings contributions. The Company's current contribution equals
50% of such employee savings contributions. The Plan permits each eligible
employee to make employee savings contributions by electing to reduce his
taxable compensation. Each eligible employee who elects to contribute 6% of his
compensation to the trust fund by such compensation reduction, which amounts
continue to be eligible for matching Company contributions, may also elect to
contribute additional amounts not eligible for matching Company contributions
from 1% to 9%, or such lesser amounts as may be permitted by the Code, of his
compensation. Amounts in excess of the Code limitations may be eligible for
contributions under the benefit equalization plan of the Company.
Employee contributions under the Savings Program of the Plan vest
immediately. The amount of the credit to a participant's account which is
attributable to the Company's savings contributions becomes fully vested upon
completion of three years of employment with the Company and is subject to
forfeiture prior to the expiration of such period. The Company's contributions
under the Stock Ownership Program are fully vested. Directors who are not
employees of the Company are not eligible to participate in this Plan.
Effective January 1, 1992, the Plan was renamed the Federal Paper Board
Company Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Salaried Employees, and assets
associated with the non-union hourly employees were transferred from this Plan
to a new Plan, the Federal Paper Board Company Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
for Non-Union Hourly Employees. The terms of the new Plan are the same as those
outlined above.
(C) 1989 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN.
The Company's 1989 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (the "1989 Plan") was
approved by the stockholders on April 18, 1989, and will terminate on April 19,
1999, after which date no further options may be granted under the Plan,
although outstanding options will continue to be exercisable in accordance with
their terms thereafter. Under the terms of the Plan, a Stock Option Committee,
appointed by the Board of Directors, may grant options from time to time to
officers and certain key employees of the Company to purchase, in the aggregate,
up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Options for substantially
all of the shares available under this Plan have been granted.
The 1989 Plan is designed to provide for the grant of options that qualify
as "incentive stock options" under the Code, as amended, as well as options that
are other than "incentive stock options". Each option granted under the 1989
Plan may provide for stock appreciation rights, i.e., the right to either
exercise such option, in whole or in part, without payment of the option price
or to request that the Committee permit such exercise without payment of the
option price. If an option is exercised without payment, the optionee shall be
entitled to receive the excess of the fair market value of the stock covered by
the option over the option price. Such amount is payable in stock or may be
payable in cash if the option so permits or if the Committee so
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decides. Each option may also provide that the optionee may exercise the option
without payment of the option price by his delivery to the Company of an
exercise notice and irrevocable instruction to deliver the shares subject to the
option directly to a stock broker named in the notice in exchange for payment of
the option price by such broker. With certain exceptions, no option shall be
exercisable within one year from the date of grant.
The stock option tables in this proxy statement contain information about
individual exercises and grants.
(D) 1992 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN.
The Company's 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan (the "1992 Plan") was
approved by the stockholders on April 21, 1992, and will terminate on April 20,
2002, after which date no further options may be granted under the Plan,
although outstanding options will continue to be exercisable in accordance with
their terms thereafter. Under the terms of the Plan, a Stock Option Committee,
appointed by the Board of Directors, may grant options from time to time to
officers and certain key employees of the Company to purchase, in the aggregate,
up to 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company. Options for substantially
all of the shares available under this Plan have been granted, as set forth in
the stock option tables in this proxy statement, and a proposal to add an
additional 1,500,000 shares to the 1992 Plan has been proposed for adoption at
this Annual Meeting.
The 1992 Plan is designed to provide for the grant of options that qualify
as "incentive stock options" under the Code, as amended, as well as options that
are other than "incentive stock options". Each option granted under the 1992
Plan may provide for stock appreciation rights, i.e., the right to either
exercise such option, in whole or in part, without payment of the option price
or to request that the Committee permit such exercise without payment of the
option price. If an option is exercised without payment, the optionee shall be
entitled to receive the excess of the fair market value of the stock covered by
the option over the option price. Such amount is payable in stock or may be
payable in cash if the option so permits or if the Committee so decides. Each
option may also provide that the optionee may exercise the option without
payment of the option price by his delivery to the Company of an exercise notice
and irrevocable instruction to deliver the shares subject to the option directly
to a stock broker named in the notice in exchange for payment of the option
price by such broker. With certain exceptions, no option shall be exercisable
within one year from the date of grant.
(E) 1992 KEY EMPLOYEES LONG TERM COMPENSATION PLAN
The 1992 Key Employees Long Term Compensation Plan provides for the
granting of Contingent Incentive Awards ("Awards") consisting of a combination
of awards calculated as if restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company were
issued, and cash units. Key employees, including officers of the Company, are
eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. At the time of a grant,
performance goals are established to be met over a three (3) year period. Such
goals specify graduated levels of attainment which, after designated minimums
are met, result in graduated vesting of any Award.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS
Messrs. John R. Kennedy, Quentin J. Kennedy, Robert D. Baldwin and W. Mark
Massey, Jr. have Employment Agreements with the Company by the terms of which
Mr. John R. Kennedy will act as President, Mr. Quentin J. Kennedy will act as
Executive Vice President, and Messrs. Baldwin and Massey, Jr. will act as Senior
Vice Presidents of the Company, or in such other capacities as the Board of
Directors shall determine. Pursuant to these contracts, the Compensation
Committee has approved annual salaries as follows: John R. Kennedy, $1,250,000;
Quentin J. Kennedy, $575,000; Robert D. Baldwin, $550,000; and W. Mark Massey,
Jr., $550,000. The Agreement with Mr. Massey, Jr. extends through 1996, the
Agreement with Mr. Baldwin extends through 1997, and the Agreements with Messrs.
John R. Kennedy and Quentin J. Kennedy extend through 1995 and 1998,
respectively. The Agreements with Messrs. John R. Kennedy and Quentin J. Kennedy
provide, respectively, among other items, that should he be removed from his
position or his duties be diminished or changed in any respect (including a
change not material), he may resign and be
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deemed to have applied for early retirement, or he may elect early retirement at
any time after December 31, 1993. In such case, he will receive a pension not
reduced as provided in the Company pension plan but rather calculated as if he
had continued as an employee in the pension plan through his 65th birthday, at a
salary (plus bonus) equal to his salary at time of resignation (and last bonus
received), increased annually thereafter at an 8% compounded rate, but in no
event calculated on final average salaries of less than $1,878,264 with respect
to the pension plan and $2,020,525 with respect to the SERP (defined in
paragraph (a) above, entitled Employee Retirement Plans) for John R. Kennedy,
and $1,090,154 with respect to the pension plan and $1,172,734 with respect to
the SERP for Quentin J. Kennedy. The additional annual amount above the amounts
payable under the Company's pension plans, assuming a resignation and deemed
early retirement under such Agreements would be, for John R. Kennedy, $341,348,
and for Quentin J. Kennedy, $341,385.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Until March 15, 1994, the Executive Committee, consisting of the President,
the Executive Vice President, and three outside Directors, acted as the
Compensation Committee for the Company.
At the March 15, 1994 meeting of the Board of Directors, a separate
Compensation Committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. Cassidy, Clerihue
and Kelsey, each of whom is an independent director. The Committee now
determines the compensation of the President, Executive Vice President and other
members of the Key Executive Group, and administers the 1992 Key Employees Long
Term Compensation Plan.
This committee reviews salaries and bonuses for the officers and key
employees of the Company who are designated as members of the Key Executive
Group and which presently numbers 25 persons. This Group includes the President
and the next four highest paid officers of the Company. The President
recommends, except for himself, salary changes with respect to this group to the
Compensation Committee for its review and approval.
The Company's executive compensation program is based upon business
performance, including the performance of the individual with respect to the
particular function for which such individual is responsible and the overall
performance of the Company. These factors are considered in determining the
compensation for the members of the Key Executive Group, including the Company's
President. No one factor is determinative of any individual's compensation.
Rather, the effectiveness of the executive in the conduct of his assigned
duties, including the profitability of his function considered as a whole, is
taken into account. The committee did not approve salary increases for the
President or any of the four highest paid officers for fiscal year 1994. In
light of improving business conditions and improved 1994 earnings the Committee
did approve salary increases for members of the Key Management Group for the
year 1995. Most members of this group had not received a salary increase for two
years. Further, the salaries of the President and the three highest paid
officers, which had been reduced on June 14, 1993, were restored in full on June
13, 1994
For the year 1994, the Company did not set any specified targets for sales
or earnings but estimated these figures in its 1994 budget developed at the
beginning of the year. The budget was revised during the year to reflect actual
business conditions.
Fiscal year 1994 sales and earnings were substantially higher than the
prior year due to improved market conditions. Return on Shareholders Equity
(ROE) was 8%. The Company reduced its total debt by about $35 million while
increasing the dividend on its common stock and spending $139 million on capital
projects. All of these factors were taken into account in determining the 1995
President's and other executive salaries.
Since 1980 an increasing amount of an executive's yearly compensation has
been dependent upon the Company's performance over a three year performance
cycle. The three outside directors of the Executive Committee administer the Key
Employee Long Term Compensation Plan, which provides bonuses to members of the
Key Executive Group. The Plan, described in detail elsewhere in this Proxy
Statement, provides bonuses in various percentages of salary based on meeting
certain goals over a three year period. No bonuses were paid under this Plan in
fiscal year 1994, but the Committee did approve a bonus of 60% of salary for the
Key Management Group.
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The Company has long maintained Stock Option Plans intended to encourage
and enable key employees to acquire an ownership interest in the Company through
stock ownership. The number of stock options granted to each individual is based
on his or her salary range and responsibility. All grants are made at an
exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Company common stock on the
date of grant. In making its determinations, the Stock Option Committee
considers the number of options granted in prior years. In furtherance of this
policy, during 1994, stock options were granted to the Company's five most
highly compensated executive officers including Mr. John R. Kennedy and 361
other participating employees. These options were granted subject to the
approval by the stockholders of an amendment to the 1992 Plan increasing the
number of shares available under the Plan. The details for the five most highly
compensated executive officers appear in the stock option tables set forth
elsewhere in this proxy statement.
<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Thomas L. Cassidy John L. Kelsey
W. Ran Clerihue James T. Flynn*
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* Member of Stock Option Committee, not Compensation Committee.
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TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT
The Company maintains a program to assist employees, including officers,
who are relocated to and from different company locations, and wish to purchase
homes. Under this program, loans were made to employees, including officers of
the Company, on a shared appreciation basis. In fiscal year 1992, all such loans
were revised in various respects, including the elimination of the shared
appreciation feature, and reissued. As revised, the loans are secured, and will
extend for a period up to twenty years from October 1, 1992. During the first
ten year period, no interest is charged, but 15% of any bonus paid must be
applied to reduce the outstanding principal. Thereafter, the loans bear interest
at the long-term Federal Government Rate, and the principal is amortized over
such term. Set forth below is a listing of the officers of the Company who
presently participate in the program, and the current sums outstanding. In
addition, Michael J. Balduino, Senior Vice President, Converted Products
Division, received a bridge loan of $180,000 towards the purchase of a home on
October 25, 1994, and repaid same on October 27, 1994.
(a) Louis O. Grissom, Vice President, Riegelwood Operations -- $261,620.
(b) Roger L. Sanders, II, Controller -- $122,000.
(c) Leon K. Semke, Vice President, Manufacturing Technology -- $50,000.
(d) Michael G. Culbreth, Vice President, Employee Relations -- $271,381.
(e) William R. Snellings, Vice President, Paperboard Sales -- $223,452.
(f) Carl L. Bumgardner, Vice President, Printing Paper Sales -- $162,970.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Compensation for covered directors in 1994 amounted to $25,000 plus $1,000
for each meeting of the Board or a committee of the Board attended through
November, 1994. Compensation for covered directors was increased in December,
1994, to $27,500 (on an annualized basis) plus $1,500 for each meeting of the
Board or a committee of the Board attended. Directors of the Company who are not
actively engaged as officers or employees of the Company are covered by a
deferred compensation plan under which they may elect to defer compensation
until retired from the Board. The deferred compensation is equal to annual
compensation (1) determined as if the sum were invested in the Common Stock of
the Company at the average of the closing prices for the 20 trading days
preceding the last day of such year, and such shares were sold at the average of
the closing prices for the 20 trading days preceding the last business day prior
to the day that the deferred compensation becomes due; plus an amount equal to
an amount that would be realized if such stock had been purchased and the
dividends thereon had been invested, at the closing price on the dividend
payment dates, in the Common Stock of the Company and sold at the average of the
closing prices for the 20 trading days preceding the last business day prior to
the day that the deferred compensation becomes due, or (2) with interest from
the last day of the year to which the compensation applies to the date of
payment. Directors covered by the plan may elect to receive their compensation
on a current basis.
The Company also maintains a retirement plan (the "Plan") for certain
Directors of the Company. Eligible for benefits under the Plan are Directors of
the Company who (i) cease to be a Director of the Company for any reason, (ii)
have completed at least five years of service as a Director of the Company,
(iii) have reached at least 60 years of age or have become disabled, and (iv)
are not receiving a retirement benefit from one of the Company's qualified
pension plans. Eligible Directors shall receive a monthly benefit equal to the
greater of (i) $1,417, (ii) the monthly retainer being paid to Directors of the
Company at the time such Director becomes eligible under the Plan, or (iii) the
monthly retainer being paid to Directors of the Company or any successor company
at the time of payment. Benefits under the Plan will continue for the number of
years the Director served as a Director of the Company. In the event of the
death of the Director either while serving as a Director of the Company or while
receiving benefits under the Plan, the benefit provided under the Plan shall
then be paid on a monthly basis to the Director's named beneficiary or if no
beneficiary has been named, shall be paid to his or her estate, provided that
the number of years of payment to
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a Director's named beneficiary or his or her estate combined with payments made
to the Director shall not exceed ten years.
On April 20, 1993, the stockholders approved the adoption of the Company's
1992 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Directors Plan"). The
Directors Plan is designed to provide for the granting of options that are other
than "incentive stock options" under the Code. The purpose of adopting the
Directors Plan is to have available a stock compensation plan that will
encourage and enable non-employee directors of the Company to acquire a
proprietary interest in the Company through stock ownership and will assist the
Company in attracting and retaining experienced and highly qualified directors.
The Directors Plan is administered by the Board of Directors.
Subject to adjustments for certain stock splits and other
recapitalizations, the total number of shares that may be optioned under the
Directors Plan is 150,000 shares of Company Common Stock. Any shares subject to
an option which for any reason cease to be subject to the option may again be
optioned under the Directors Plan. Proceeds from the sale of shares pursuant to
options granted under the Directors Plan shall constitute general funds of the
Company.
Directors of the Company who are not and have never been officers or
employees of the Company or its subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the
Directors Plan. Any person who becomes a director of the Company subsequent to
October 20, 1992 and is an eligible director, provided there are sufficient
shares available under the Directors Plan, shall be granted an option to
purchase 10,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company on the date of
election or appointment as a Director. If there are insufficient shares
available to make all grants specified on the applicable date, then all those
who become entitled on that date shall share ratably in the then available
shares.
The option price per share shall not be less than 100% of the fair market
value at the time the option is granted. Fair market value shall be the average
of the high and low sales price of the Common Stock on the date of grant as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite transactions tape. Options
granted under the Directors Plan will expire 10 years from the date of grant.
With certain exceptions, no option shall be exercisable within one year from the
date of grant.
Messrs. Cassidy, Clerihue, Flynn, Kelly and Kelsey each was granted an
option under the Directors Plan on October 20, 1992, to purchase 10,000 shares
of the Common Stock of the Company at $26.25 per share. Subject to the approval
by the stockholders of the proposed amendment to the Directors Plan, each of
these directors received an option to purchase an additional 5,000 shares of
Common Stock effective February 1, 1995, at $28.25 per share.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
executive officers and directors to file initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of stock in the Company with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange. Officers and
directors are required by SEC regulations to furnish the Company with copies of
all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by it, or
written representations from certain reporting persons that no Forms 5 were
required for those persons, the Company believes that during fiscal year 1994
all filing requirements applicable to its executive officers and directors were
met.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following Performance Graph shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this proxy
statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Company specifically
incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed
filed under such Acts.
The graph compares the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total
shareholder return on the Company's Common Stock (as measured by dividing; (i)
the sum of: (A) the cumulative amount of dividends for the measurement period,
assuming dividend reinvestment and (B) the difference between the Company's
share price at the end and the beginning of the measurement period; by (ii) the
share price at the beginning of the measurement period) with the cumulative
total return assuming reinvestment of dividends of (1) the S&P 500 Index and (2)
the S&P Paper/Forest.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
AMONG THE COMPANY, S&P 500 INDEX,
AND S&P PAPER/FOREST BEGINNING DECEMBER 31, 1989
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
BASED ON REINVESTMENT OF $100 BEGINNING DECEMBER 31, 1989
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S&P PAPER &
FEDERAL FOREST
MEASUREMENT PERIOD PAPER BOARD PRODUCTS
(FISCAL YEAR COVERED) INC. S&P 500 INDEX
<S> <C> <C> <C>
1989 100 100 100
1990 75 97 90
1991 121 126 115
1992 108 136 131
1993 98 150 144
1994 138 152 150
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SOURCE: GEORGESON CO. INC.
PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED ON
In addition to the election of two directors, the following matters will be
acted on:
PROPOSAL NO. 2 -- APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1992 KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION
PLAN
The Company presently has a 1989 and the 1992 Key Employee Stock Option
Plans (the "Plans") under which substantially all of the options available have
been granted. Consequently the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting
on December 20, 1994, adopted, subject to approval of the stockholders, an
amendment to the Federal Paper Board Company 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan
(the "1992 Plan"), increasing the number of shares available under the 1992 Plan
by 1,500,000.
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The full text of the 1992 Plan with the proposed amendment may be obtained
without charge by stockholders' written request to Federal Paper Board Company,
Inc., 75 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645, Attention: Secretary.
As of February 17, 1995, there were outstanding under the 1989 Plan options to
purchase 982,492 shares, and under the 1992 Plan options to purchase 1,318,325
shares of Common Stock of the Company.
The principal features of the 1992 Plan are summarized below.
Subject to approval of the amendment, and to adjustments for certain stock
splits and other recapitalizations, the total number of shares that may be
optioned under the 1992 Plan will be 3,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock.
Any shares subject to an option which for any reason expires or is terminated
unexercised may again be optioned under the 1992 Plan. Proceeds from the sale of
shares pursuant to options granted under the 1992 Plan shall constitute general
funds of the Company.
Key employees, including officers, of the Company and its subsidiaries
other than members of the Stock Option Committee ("the Committee") shall be
eligible to participate in the 1992 Plan. The Committee will administer the 1992
Plan and determine the recipients of options, the terms and conditions of same
within parameters of the 1992 Plan and the number of shares covered by each
option. The Committee shall consist of not less than three directors of the
Company who are ineligible to participate in the Plan. No option may be granted
under the 1992 Plan after April 21, 2002, but options theretofore granted may
extend beyond that date. The Company's nominees for the Board of Directors, as
full time employees of the Company, will be eligible to participate in the Plan.
Subject to approval of this amendment by the stockholders, the Stock Option
Committee on December 20, 1994, issued incentive options to 366 employees,
including all executive officers of the Company (20 in number), to purchase
1,117,100 shares under the 1992 Plan, at an exercise price of $28.25 per share.
The closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange
on February 17, 1995 was $29.875 per share.
The Board of Directors of the Company may amend or discontinue the 1992
Plan, but no amendment or discontinuation may be made which would (i) impair the
rights of any recipient of an option already granted without his consent or (ii)
without the approval of the shareholders (a) increase the total number of shares
reserved for the 1992 Plan, (b) decrease the option price of an option to less
than 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date the option was
granted or (c) extend the duration of the 1992 Plan. The Committee may,
retroactively or prospectively, amend the terms of any option already granted
provided no such amendment will impair the rights of any holder without his
consent.
The option price per share shall be determined by the Committee, but shall
not be less than 100% of the fair market value at the time the option is
granted. Options granted under the 1992 Plan will expire on a date fixed by the
Committee, but not more than 10 years from the date of grant. With certain
exceptions mentioned below, no option shall be exercisable within one year from
the date of grant.
The purchase price upon exercise of an option may be paid either in cash
or, if the option permits, in shares of Company Common Stock already owned or a
combination of cash and shares. No optionee shall have any rights to dividends
or other rights of a stockholder with respect to his shares subject to the
option until the optionee has given written notice of exercise, has paid in full
for such shares, except as provided below, and has met his tax withholding
obligations. Tax withholding obligations may be met by a withholding of stock
otherwise deliverable to the optionee under procedures approved by the
Committee.
Each option granted under the 1992 Plan may provide for stock appreciation
rights, i.e., the right to either exercise such option in whole or in part
without payment of the option price or to request that the Committee permit such
exercise without payment of the option price. If an option is exercised without
payment under this paragraph, the optionee shall be entitled to receive the
excess of the fair market value of the stock covered by the option over the
option price. Such amount is payable in stock or may be payable in cash if the
option so permits or if the Committee so decides. Each option may also provide
that the optionee may exercise the option without payment of the option price by
his delivery to the Company of an exercise notice and irrevocable instruction to
deliver the shares subject to the option directly to a stock broker named in the
notice in exchange for payment of the option price by such broker.
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If an optionee's employment terminates by reason of his retirement at or
after age 65 or on account of disability or, in the case of an optionee who is
not a member of the Company's key management group, by early retirement, his
option may thereafter be exercised in full for 3 years from the date of
termination or the stated period of the option, whichever is shorter. If a
member of the key management group retires early, he may exercise his option to
the extent it was exercisable at the date of retirement for the same period;
except that the Committee may accelerate exercisability if the retirement is for
reasons approved by the Committee. If an optionee's employment terminates by
reason of his death, his option may thereafter be immediately exercised in full
for a period of 6 months from the date of death or the expiration of the stated
period of the option, whichever is shorter. Unless otherwise determined by the
Committee, if an optionee's employment terminates for any reason other than
death, retirement or disability, his option shall thereupon terminate. During
the optionee's lifetime, the option is exercisable only by him and shall not be
transferable except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or by the
designation of a beneficiary in the event of the optionee's death.
In the event of any merger or other reorganization in which the
shareholders of the Company receive cash or securities (other than stock of the
Company) or a tender offer where the offeror would become the owner of 50% or
more of the Common Stock of the Company, or such lesser percentage which the
Committee determines may materially adversely affect the market value of the
Common Stock, the Committee shall prior to the shareholder vote or expiration of
the tender offer accelerate the exercisability of all outstanding stock options
and/or adjust options by substituting stock of the offeror or an affiliate of
the offeror, if any such stock is publicly traded, for Common Stock of the
Company. Options may, at the discretion of the Committee, also contain limited
stock appreciation rights enabling optionees to cash out their options in the
event of consummation of a tender offer for at least 20% of the Common Stock, or
a proxy contest which causes the replacement of a majority of the Company's
Board of Directors or a merger or reorganization where the shareholders of the
Company receive stock or securities of another corporation or a dissolution of
the Company. Limited rights may permit cash-outs of options at the highest
market value of the Common Stock over a 60 day period prior to the event or the
highest market value on the date of exercise or the tender offer price less in
any such case the option price.
Under the Code, the grant of options does not result in taxable income to
the optionees or any tax deduction to the Company. However, the transfer of
Common Stock to optionees upon exercise of their options may or may not give
rise to immediate or deferred taxable income to the optionees and tax deductions
to the Company depending upon whether or not the options are incentive stock
options. In general, the exercise of an incentive stock option is exempt from
regular income tax (but not alternative minimum tax) and does not result in a
tax deduction to the Company unless the optionee disposes of the Common Stock
within one year of the transfer of such stock to him. On the other hand, the
exercise of an option which is not an incentive stock option results in
immediate taxable income to the optionee and a tax deduction to the Company. The
exercise of a stock appreciation right for cash or stock is immediately taxable
and deductible.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the
outstanding shares of Common and $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock entitled to
vote, voting together as one class, is required for the adoption of the
amendment to the 1992 Plan.
At the close of business on February 17, 1995, the market value of the
total number of shares included in the 1992 Plan assuming the amendment
increasing the number of shares under the 1992 Plan is approved, was
$84,197,459.
The management recommends a vote FOR the approval of the amendment to the
1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan.
PROPOSAL NO. 3 -- APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1992 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR
NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS.
The 1992 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan") was
approved by the Stockholders at the 1993 Annual Meeting. It provides that a
stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Common
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Stock of the Company be given to all eligible Directors who were directors on
October 20, 1992 and that options to purchase 10,000 shares be granted to any
new directors on the date they first become a director.
The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting on February 1, 1995,
adopted, subject to approval of the stockholders, an amendment to the Plan
providing for the grant to all eligible directors on said date of an option to
purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company at a purchase price of
$28.25 per share. The full text of the Plan with the proposed amendment may be
obtained without charge by stockholder's written request to Federal Paper Board
Company, Inc., 75 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645, Attention:
Secretary. As of February 17, 1995, there were outstanding under the Plan
options to purchase 75,000 shares, of which 25,000 are subject to approval of
the proposed amendment by the stockholders.
The Plan is for non-employee directors only. The Plan is designed to
provide for the grant of options that are other than "incentive stock options"
under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended (the "Code"). The purpose of
adopting the Plan is to have available a stock compensation plan that will
encourage and enable non-employee directors of the Company to acquire a
proprietary interest in the Company through stock ownership and will assist the
Company in attracting and retaining experienced and highly qualified directors.
The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors.
The principal features of the Plan are summarized below.
Subject to adjustments for certain stock splits and other
recapitalizations, the total number of shares that may be optioned under the
Plan is 150,000 shares of Company Common Stock. Any shares subject to an option
which for any reason cease to be subject to the option may again be optioned
under the Plan. Proceeds from the sale of shares pursuant to options granted
under the Plan shall constitute general funds of the Company.
Directors of the Company who are not and have never been officers or
employees of the Company or its subsidiaries shall be eligible to participate in
the Plan. Messrs. Cassidy, Clerihue, Flynn, Kelly and Kelsey, eligible directors
on October 20, 1992, each was granted an option on such date to purchase 10,000
shares of the Common Stock of the Company at $26.25 per share. Any person who
becomes a director of the Company subsequent to October 20, 1992 and is an
eligible director, provided there are sufficient shares available under the
Plan, shall be granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of the Common Stock
of the Company on the date of election or appointment as a Director. If there
are insufficient shares available to make all grants specified on the applicable
date, then all those who become entitled on that date shall share ratably in the
then available shares.
No option may be granted under the Plan after April 20, 2003, but options
theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.
The Board of Directors of the Company may amend or discontinue the Plan,
but no amendment or discontinuation may be made which would (i) impair the
rights of any recipient of an option already granted without his consent, or
(ii) without the approval of the shareholders (except as otherwise permitted by
the Plan) (a) increase the total number of shares reserved for the Plan, (b)
decrease the option price of an option to less than 100% of the fair market
value of the stock on the date the option was granted or (c) extend the duration
of the Plan. The Board of Directors may also, retroactively or prospectively,
amend the terms of any option already granted provided no such amendment will
impair the rights of any holder without his consent. Upon changes in the Common
Stock by a stock dividend, stock split, reverse split, subdivision,
recapitalization, merger, consolidation (whether or not the Company is a
surviving corporation), combination or exchange of shares, separation,
reorganization or liquidation, the number and class of shares available under
the Plan as to which stock options may be awarded, the number and class of
shares under each option and the option price per share shall be correspondingly
adjusted, such adjustments to be made in the case of outstanding options without
change in the total price applicable to such options. Further, the Board of
Directors may amend the Plan either retroactively or prospectively and without
the consent of any optionee, so as to preserve or come within any exemptions
from liability under section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
pursuant to rules and releases promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission provided, however, that the Plan provisions affecting the amount of
Common Stock to be awarded eligible directors, the timing of those
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awards or the determination of those eligible to receive such awards may not be
amended more than once every six months, other than to comport with changes in
the (United States) Internal Revenue Code 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules
thereunder.
All options granted under the Plan shall be options other than Incentive
Stock Options as defined in section 422A of the Code. The option price per share
shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value at the time the option is
granted. Fair market value shall be the average of the high and low sales price
of the Common Stock on the date of grant as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite transactions tape. Options granted under the Plan will expire
10 years from the date of grant. With certain exceptions mentioned below, no
option shall be exercisable within one year from the date of grant.
The purchase price upon exercise of an option may be paid either in cash or
in shares of Company Common Stock already owned or a combination of cash and
shares. No optionee shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a
stockholder with respect to shares subject to the option until the optionee has
given written notice of exercise and has paid in full for such shares. Tax
withholding obligations may be met by a withholding of stock otherwise
deliverable to the optionee.
If an optionee dies while serving as a director, his option may thereafter
be immediately exercised in full for a period of 6 months from the date of death
or the expiration of the stated period of the option, whichever is shorter. If
an optionee ceases to be a Director of the Company and is eligible to receive a
pension under the Retirement Plan for Outside Directors, the option, to the
extent exercisable on the date the Director ceases to be a Director, shall
thereafter be exercisable for a period of three years or the expiration of the
stated period of the option, whichever period is shorter. During the optionee's
lifetime, the option is exercisable only by him and shall not be transferable
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or by the designation of
a beneficiary in the event of the optionee's death.
In the event of a change in control of the Company, (i) all of the options
then outstanding shall immediately become exercisable, unless directed otherwise
by a resolution by the Board of Directors adopted prior to and specifically
relating to the occurrence of such change in control, and (ii) each Optionee
shall have the right within one (1) year after such event to exercise the option
in full notwithstanding any limitation or restriction in the Plan. A "change of
control" shall be deemed to have occurred if: (1) there shall be consummated (i)
any consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the
continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which any shares of Common
Stock are to be converted into cash, securities or other property, provided that
the consolidation or merger is not with a corporation which was a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company immediately before the consolidation or merger; or
(ii) any sale, lease, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series
of related transactions) of all, or substantially all, of the assets of the
Company; or (2) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or (3) any "person", including a
"group" as determined in accordance with Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act"), is or becomes the
beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act),
directly or indirectly, of 30% or more of the combined voting power of the
Company's then outstanding Common Stock, provided that such person shall not be
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company immediately before it becomes such 30%
beneficial owner; or (4) individuals who constitute the Board on the October 20,
1992 (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority thereof, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to
October 20, 1992 whose election, or nomination for election by the Company's
shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of the directors
comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific vote or by approval of the
proxy statement of the Company in which such person is named as a nominee for
director, without objection to such nomination) shall be, for purposes of this
clause (4), considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent
Board. In no event, however, may any option be exercised; (i) prior to the
expiration of six (6) months from the date of grant, or (ii) after ten (10)
years from the date it was granted.
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Under the Code, the grant of options does not result in taxable income to
the optionees or any tax deduction to the Company. However, the transfer of
Common Stock to optionees upon exercise of their options results in immediate
taxable income to the optionee and a tax deduction to the Company.
The table below sets forth information concerning the individual grants of
stock for which shareholder approval is being sought for each of the named
directors.
OPTION GRANTS IN FEBRUARY, 1995
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GRANT DATE VALUE
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(F)
POTENTIAL
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS REALIZABLE
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(C) ANNUAL RATES OF
% OF TOTAL STOCK PRICE
(B) OPTIONS (D) APPRECIATION FOR
OPTIONS GRANTED TO EXERCISE OR (E) OPTION TERM
GRANTED DIRECTORS IN BASE PRICE EXPIRATION -------------------
NAME (#) FISCAL YEAR ($/SH) DATE 5% $ 10%
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Thomas L. Cassidy............. 5,000 20 28.25 1/31/2005 $39,025 $86,235
James T. Flynn................ 5,000 20 28.25 1/31/2005 39,025 86,235
Edmund J. Kelly............... 5,000 20 28.25 1/31/2005 39,025 86,235
John L. Kelsey................ 5,000 20 28.25 1/31/2005 39,025 86,235
W. Ran Clerihue............... 5,000 20 28.25 1/31/2005 39,025 86,235
</TABLE>
Exercises of one fourth of the shares are permitted on the first, second,
third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of the
outstanding shares of Common and $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock entitled to
vote, voting together as one class, is required for the adoption of the
amendment to the Plan.
At the close of business on February 17, 1995, the market value of the
total number of shares included in the Plan was $4,481,250.
The management recommends a vote FOR approval of the amendment to the Plan.
PROPOSAL NO. 4 -- INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The stockholders will also be asked to vote upon the selection of auditors
for the Company. Deloitte & Touche LLP has acted as auditors to the Company
since 1937, and the Board of Directors has selected this firm as auditors for
the Company for fiscal year 1995, subject to ratification of the selection by
the stockholders. Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be
present at the stockholders' meeting and will have an opportunity to make a
statement, if they desire, and are expected to be available to respond to
appropriate questions. The Board recommends that the stockholders vote FOR
ratification of the appointment.
PROPOSAL NO. 5 -- SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Company has been informed that the College Retirement Equities Fund
intends to offer the following proposal for the consideration and approval of
the stockholders at this Annual Meeting.
WHEREAS, all the members of the Company's Board of Directors are white men;
and
WHEREAS, there are many women and minority group members who are qualified
to serve on the Board ; and
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WHEREAS, the Company's shareholders, customers, employees and the community
include significant and growing numbers of women and minorities; and
WHEREAS, the Company could benefit from having a Board that is diversified
by race and sex because of the perspectives, opinions and experience that women
and minorities bring to the varied interests and concerns of the Company and its
shareholders, customers and employees;
WHEREAS, In a competitive environment, a board that does not reflect the
diversity of the Company's employees, shareholders, customers and the community
where it operates could have a negative economic impact on the Company's
operations;
RESOLVED, that the shareholders request that the Company's Board of
Directors:
Adopt an active policy to seek qualified women and minority candidates
for nomination to the Board of Directors, set a timetable for
implementing that policy, and report to the shareholders about what the
new policy has achieved at the next annual meeting.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
In order to represent the Company's shareholders effectively and respond to
the needs of its customers, employees and the community, we believe the Board of
Directors should be composed of qualified individuals who reflect diversity of
experience, age, gender and race. Although all current Board members may be
highly qualified, the arguable limited perspective of an exclusive Board could
impede its ability to act in the best economic interests of the Company and its
shareholders.
We believe the Company might find it difficult to compete successfully in
our increasingly diverse society if its Board does not reflect that diversity
but rather appears to be selected exclusively from only one group in that
society. We believe the Company should therefore respond to the needs of its
shareholders and all others it represents, including the customers upon whom the
Company depends for its economic success, by seeking diversity on its board.
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
The world in which the Company operates is increasingly complex and
demanding. The focus, therefore, in selecting individuals to serve on the Board
of Directors properly rests with the qualifications of the individual, not on
his or her age, race or sex. This policy is observed in all Company operations
where equal employment opportunity is observed and practiced, and diversity is
widespread. Adoption of formal policies in this day and age is unnecessary and
management urges a vote AGAINST the proposal.
PROPOSAL NO. 6 -- SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL
The Company has been informed that the New York City Employees Retirement
System intends to again offer the following proposal for the consideration and
approval of the stockholders at this Annual Meeting. This proposal was presented
to and rejected at the April 19, 1994 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
CREATION OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL
WHEREAS, the board of directors is meant to be an independent body elected
by shareholders and charged by law and shareholders with the duty, authority and
responsibility to formulate and direct corporate policies, and
WHEREAS, this company has provided that the board may designate from among
its members one or more committees, each of which to the extent allowed, shall
have certain designated authority, and
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WHEREAS, we believe that there must be a link between corporate performance
and executive compensation, and that it is important that our company's
executive compensation structure become more closely tied to performance, and
WHEREAS, we believe that directors independent of management are best
qualified to act in the interests of shareholders and can take steps necessary
to evaluate management performance, establish executive compensation and
establish a better relationship between company performance and executive pay,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED, that the shareholders request the company establish a
Compensation Committee to evaluate and establish executive compensation. The
Committee shall be composed solely of independent directors and shall have
access to outside advice, such as, but not restricted to, compensation
consultants.
For these purposes, an independent director is one who: (1) has not been
employed by the Company or an affiliate in an executive capacity within the last
five years; (2) is not a member of a company that is one of this company's paid
advisors or consultants; (3) is not employed by a significant customer or
supplier; (4) does not have a personal services contract with the company; (5)
is not employed by a tax-exempt organization that receives significant
contributions from the company; (6) is not a relative of the management of the
company; (7) has not had any business relationship that would be required to be
disclosed under Regulation S-K. Also, to the extent possible within the
standards stated above, no individual shall serve on the Committee in the year
preceding the expiration of that individual's term as a director.
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT
As long-term shareholders we are concerned about our company's prospects
for profitable growth. This is intended to address the issue of pay vs.
performance and to provide shareholders with an independent committee which will
represent their interests. We urge you to vote FOR this proposal.
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
In March, 1994, the Board of Directors appointed a Compensation Committee
consisting of Messrs. Cassidy, Clerihue and Kelsey, directors of the Company.
These directors were not then, and are not now, officers of the Company, or
related to any Company officer. They are, in the view of the Board of Directors,
independent directors, free of any relationship that would interfere with the
exercise of independent judgment. Management notes that the identical proposal
was submitted to a vote of shareholders at the 1994 Annual Meeting, and was
rejected. The shareholders accepted the Management view that the Compensation
Committee, as presently constituted, achieves the goals sought by the
shareholder proposal without implementing a rigid formula defining independence
and therefore membership on the Committee. Management again urges a vote AGAINST
this repeated shareholder proposal.
PROPOSAL NO. 7 -- SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING DECLASSIFICATION OF THE
COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The Company has been informed that the Massachusetts Laborers Pension Fund
(the "Fund") intends to offer the following proposal for the consideration and
approval of the stockholders at this Annual Meeting.
BE IT RESOLVED: That the shareholders of Federal Paper Board Company, Inc.
("Company") urge that the Board of Directors take the necessary steps, in
compliance with Delaware state law, to declassify the Board of Directors for the
purpose of director elections. The Board declassification shall be done in a
manner that does not affect the unexpired terms of directors previously elected.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
The election of corporate directors is the primary avenue in the American
corporate governance system for shareholders to influence corporate affairs and
exert accountability on management. We strongly believe
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that our Company's financial performance is closely linked to its corporate
governance policies and procedures, and the level of management accountability
they impose. Therefore, as shareholders concerned about the value of our
investment, we are very disturbed by our Company's current system of electing
only one-third of the board of directors each year. We believe this staggering
of director terms prevents shareholders from annually registering their views on
the performance of the board collectively and each director individually.
Concerns that the annual election of all directors would leave our company
without experienced Board members in the event that all incumbents are voted out
is unfounded. If the owners should choose to replace the entire board, it would
be obvious that the incumbent directors' contributions were not valued.
Most alarming is that the staggered Board can help insulate directors and
senior executives from the consequences of poor performance by denying
shareholders the opportunity to replace an entire Board which is pursuing failed
policies. Regardless of whether you believe the current Board and management
team is performing satisfactorily or not, we believe it is clearly in the best
interest of the Company and its shareholders that a process be in place that
allows shareholders to take definitive action if they believe the Board is
failing to realize the full potential of the Company's assets.
The performance of Federal Paper Board's stock relative to its peer group
raises serious concerns about the performance of the current Board and
management team. According to the performance chart on page 16 of the Company's
April 19, 1994 proxy statement over the five year period December 31, 1988 --
December 31, 1993, Federal Paper Board's stock underperformed the S&P 500 by
52.7% and its peer group by 35.6%. We believe our Company's underperformance
relative to its peer group is primarily attributable to mismanagement, not
market forces.
Federal Paper Board's performance deficit has a tangible, monetary effect
on the wealth of shareholders. We believe this performance deficit is a
compelling reason to reconsider the wisdom of a staggered Board. We believe that
allowing shareholders to annually register their views on the performance of the
Board collectively and each director individually is one of the best method's to
insure that our Company will be managed in the best interests of the
shareholders.
MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
The shareholders approved the present 4 year (not 3 year, as stated by the
Fund) term for directors in 1968, and have reaffirmed the suitability of this
process every year since then. The Company is organized under the laws of North
Carolina (not Delaware, as the Fund evidently believes), which state expressly
permits a staggered Board of Directors. The concept of a staggered Board of
Directors has existed and been found beneficial over many decades. To believe
that shareholders cannot express their views or have impact on such a Board is
not realistic. Regarding Company performance, we call your attention to the
Company's performance during the 1994 fiscal year as an example of careful,
prudent and effective management performance. Management recommends a vote
AGAINST this shareholder proposal.
Other Business
The Management knows of no business to come before the meeting other than
as stated in the notice of the meeting, except that the minutes of the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders held April 19, 1994 will be presented for approval as to
form, but such action is not to constitute approval or disapproval of any of the
matters referred to in such minutes. Should any unexpected business properly
come before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the
enclosed proxy to vote such proxy in accordance with their judgment on such
matters.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS -- 1996 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholders intending to present proposals at the 1996 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders must submit such proposals to the Company at the address specified
immediately above not later than November 15, 1995, in order for this material
to be included in the Proxy Statement and Proxy relating to such meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JOHN T. FLYNN, JR.
Assistant Secretary
March 15, 1995
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS APRIL 18, 1995
The undersigned hereby appoints John R. Kennedy, John L. Kelsey and Quentin J.
Kennedy, or any one or more of them, proxies of the undersigned with power of
substitution, to vote all of the $1.20 Convertible Preferred Stock of Federal
Paper Board Company, Inc. which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if
then present in person at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the
Murray Hill Room of the New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street, New
York, New York, at 10:00 A.M., on April 18, 1995, and at any adjournments
thereof, with all the power the undersigned would possess if personally
present, with respect to the following matters as more fully set forth in the
accompanying proxy statement.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
SEE REVERSE SIDE
/ X / PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES AS IN THE EXAMPLE.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED "FOR" PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3 AND 4, AND "AGAINST" PROPOSALS 5, 6 AND 7.
1. Election of Directors.
/ / FOR all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary below)
/ / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed below
NOMINEES: Class III: John R. Kennedy and Robert D. Baldwin
INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee,
write that nominee's name below:
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2. Adoption of the amendment to the 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
3. Adoption of the amendment to the 1992 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
4. To approve the designation of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors
of the Company for fiscal year 1995.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
5. Concerning the stockholder proposal regarding candidates for nomination
to the Board of Directors (Management recommends a vote AGAINST this
proposal).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
6. Concerning the stockholder proposal on creation of an independent
compensation committee (Management recommends a vote AGAINST this
proposal).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
7. Concerning the stockholder proposal regarding declassification of
the Board of Directors (Management recommends a vote AGAINST this
proposal).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
8. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof. The signer hereby revokes all proxies
heretofore given by the signer to vote at said meeting or any adjournment
thereof.
SIGNATURE(S) DATE
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(Note: Please sign name exactly as it appears on stock certificate. Joint
owners should each sign personally, give full title when signing as attorney,
director, administrator, trustee or guardian, etc. The signatory hereby
acknowledges receipt of Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and Proxy
Statement dated March 15, 1995.
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FEDERAL PAPER BOARD COMPANY, INC.
PROXY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS APRIL 18, 1995
The undersigned hereby appoints John R. Kennedy, John L. Kelsey and Quentin J.
Kennedy, or any one or more of them, proxies of the undersigned with power of
substitution, to vote all of the Common Stock of Federal Paper Board Company,
Inc. which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then present in person
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in the Murray Hill Room of the
New York Helmsley Hotel, 212 East 42nd Street, New York, New York, at 10:00
A.M., on April 18, 1995, and at any adjournments thereof, with all the power
the undersigned would possess if personally present, with respect to the
following matters as more fully set forth in the accompanying proxy statement.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
SEE REVERSE SIDE
/ X / PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTES AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS SPECIFIED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED "FOR" PROPOSALS 1, 2, 3, AND "AGAINST" PROPOSALS 5, 6 AND 7.
1. Election of Directors:
/ / FOR all nominees listed below (except as marked to the contrary below)
/ / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all nominees listed below
NOMINEES: Class III: John R. Kennedy and Robert D. Baldwin
INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name below:
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2. Adoption of the amendment to the 1992 Key Employee Stock Option Plan.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
3. Adoption of the amendment to the 1992 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee
Directors.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
4. To approve the designation of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors
of the Company for fiscal year 1995.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
5. Concerning the stockholder proposal regarding candidates for nomination
to the Board of Directors (Management recommends a vote AGAINST this
proposal).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
6. Concerning the stockholder proposal on creation of an independent
compensation committee (Management recommends a vote AGAINST this
proposal).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
7. Concerning the stockholder proposal regarding declassification of
the Board of Directors (Management recommends a vote AGAINST this
proposal).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
8. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof. The signer hereby revokes all proxies heretofore
given by the signer to vote at said meeting or any adjournment thereof.
SIGNATURE(S) DATE
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(Note: Please sign name exactly as it appears on stock certificate. Joint
owners should each sign personally, give full title when signing as attorney,
director, administrator, trustee or guardian, etc. The signatory hereby
acknowledges receipt of Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and Proxy
Statement dated March 15, 1995.)
