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, INCORPORATED
350 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10118
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 26, 1999
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of GARAN,
INCORPORATED, a Virginia corporation, will be held on February 26, 1999, at 2
o'clock p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia, for the following purposes:
1. To elect three directors to the Board of Directors for a term of three
years each;
2. To ratify the selection of Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP as the
Company's independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1999; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
and any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on January 19, 1999,
as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of
and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, only shareholders of record as
of that date will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or
any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MARVIN S. ROBINSON
SECRETARY
New York, New York
January 26, 1999
PLEASE SIGN, DATE, AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN
TO ATTEND THE MEETING SO THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors of Garan, Incorporated ("Company") of Proxies to be voted at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on February 26,
1999. The Company's Annual Report for the year ended September 30, 1998, a
Notice of Annual Meeting, and a Proxy accompany this Proxy Statement. The Proxy
may be revoked by the person giving it at any time prior to its use by giving
written notice of such revocation to Marvin S. Robinson, Secretary, Garan,
Incorporated, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10118.
Only holders of Common Stock of record at the close of business on January
19, 1999, are entitled to vote at the meeting. On that date there were 5,139,737
outstanding shares of Common Stock, each share having one vote. Action may be
taken at the meeting if the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote
are represented at the meeting in person or by proxy.
The Company's executive offices are located at 350 Fifth Avenue, New York,
New York 10118.
The Company's Annual Report, this Proxy Statement, and the Notice of Annual
Meeting and Proxy accompanying this Proxy Statement will be mailed to
shareholders on January 27, 1999.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's Board of Directors consists of nine directors divided into
three classes of three directors each. Three directors are to be elected at the
meeting for a term of three years each. The election of each nominee requires
the affirmative vote of the holders of a plurality of the votes cast in person
or by proxy. It is intended that votes will be cast pursuant to the Proxies
hereby solicited for the nominees named on the next page, each of whom is
presently a director of the Company, unless authority to vote for the election
of one or more directors shall have been withheld. Votes that are withheld will
not be included in determining the number of votes cast. If at the time of the
election any of the nominees should be unavailable for election, a circumstance
which is not anticipated by the Board of Directors, it is intended that the
Proxies will be voted for such substitute nominee or nominees as may be selected
by the Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors.
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Pursuant to the Company's By-laws, the Board of Directors has nominated the
following persons selected by the Nominating Committee to be elected at the
Annual Meeting as directors of the Company:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SERVED AS SERVED AS
TERM TO DIRECTOR OFFICER
NAME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION EXPIRE IN AGE SINCE SINCE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Richard A. Lichtenstein....... President, Marathon 2002 45 1989
Communications Incorporated
Seymour Lichtenstein.......... Chairman of the Board (Chief 2002 72 1948 1948
Executive Officer) of the Company
Marvin S. Robinson............ Vice President--General 2002 65 1983 1980
Counsel and Secretary of the
Company; Attorney
</TABLE>
Seymour Lichtenstein and Marvin S. Robinson have occupied positions with the
Company for more than the past five years. Mr. Robinson also has been a
practicing attorney for more than the past five years as a member of Tannenbaum
Dubin & Robinson, LLP, the law firm which has been counsel to the Company for
more than the last five fiscal years. The Company intends to continue such firm
as counsel for the current fiscal year. Mr. Robinson is also the Secretary of
Industri-Matematik International Corp., a NASDAQ listed computer software
company which is not engaged in business with the Company. Richard A.
Lichtenstein, the son of Seymour Lichtenstein, has been the President and sole
shareholder of Marathon Communications Incorporated, a political consulting
firm, for more than the past five years.
Each of the directors named below will continue in office after the Annual
Meeting until his term expires in the year indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
SERVED AS SERVED AS
TERM DIRECTOR OFFICER
NAME PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION EXPIRES IN AGE SINCE SINCE
- ------------------------------ ------------------------------------- ---------- --- ----------- -----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stephen J. Donohue............ Regional Manager/Executive Vice 2000 54 1993
President, Capital Factors, Inc.
Rodney Faver.................. Employee (Vice President-- 2001 60 1986
Manufacturing) of the
Company
Jerald Kamiel................. President (Chief Operating Officer) 2000 55 1979 1979
of the Company
Frank Martucci................ President, Millcross Fund Management, 2001 51 1993
Inc.
Perry Mullen.................. Retired 2001 76 1961
William J. Wilson............. Vice President--Finance and 2000 58 1982 1982
Administration of the Company
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Rodney Faver, Jerald Kamiel, and William J. Wilson have occupied positions
with the Company for more than the past five years. Stephen J. Donohue has been
the Regional Manager/Executive Vice President of Capital Factors, Inc. for more
than the past five years. Frank Martucci has been the President of Millcross
Fund Management, Inc., a private investment company, for more than the past five
years. Perry Mullen retired as an active employee (Vice
President--Manufacturing) of the Company in 1989, and was a Consultant to the
Company from 1990 through 1995. He was an officer of the Company from 1961 to
1989.
The executive officers of the Company include Messrs. Kamiel, S.
Lichtenstein, Robinson, and Wilson and Alexander J. Sistarenik, who has been the
Company's Treasurer since 1990. Mr. Sistarenik is 52 years old and has occupied
a position with the Company for more than the past five years.
It is anticipated that all executive officers will be re-elected after the
1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, the Board of Directors met
four times.
On November 10, 1997, and again on November 9, 1998, the Board re-appointed
an Audit Committee and a Compensation Committee each consisting of Messrs.
Donohue, Martucci, and Robinson. Among other matters, the Audit Committee
reviews the internally-prepared quarterly and annual financial statements, meets
with the Company's independent certified public accountants, and recommends a
firm of independent certified public accountants to the Company. Among other
matters, the Compensation Committee deals with compensation of the principal
officers of the Company and also selects individuals to participate in the
Company's stock option plans. See "Compensation Committee Report on Executive
Compensation" below. The Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee each met
informally at various times through and after the end of the 1998 fiscal year.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Mr. Robinson, the Vice President--General Counsel and Secretary of the
Company and a member of Tannenbaum Dubin & Robinson, LLP, the law firm which is
counsel to the Company, was a member of the Compensation Committee during fiscal
1998.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
On November 9, 1998, the Board appointed a Nominating Committee consisting
of Messrs. Kamiel and Wilson to select the management nominees for director. The
Nominating Committee met one time. Nominations for directors also may be made by
the Company's shareholders in compliance with certain procedures set forth in
the Company's By-laws. These procedures include written notice to the Secretary
of the Company not less than 45 days prior to the date of the Annual Meeting,
provided that if less than 45 days' notice or prior public disclosure of the
date of the Annual Meeting is given or made, notice by the shareholder must be
delivered not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the
earlier of (i) the day on which notice of the date of the Annual Meeting was
mailed or (ii) the day on which such public disclosure was made. Such
shareholder's notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the shareholder
proposes to nominate for election as a director (1) the name, age, business
address, and residence address of such person, (2) the principal occupation or
employment of such person, (3) the number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock which are beneficially owned by such person on the date of such
shareholder notice, and (4) any other
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information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in
solicitations of proxies with respect to nominees for election as directors
pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and (b) as to the shareholder giving the notice (1) the name and
address, as they appear on the Company's books, of such shareholder and any
other shareholders known by such shareholder to be supporting such nominees and
(2) the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock which are beneficially
owned by such shareholder on the date of such shareholder notice and by any
other shareholders known by such shareholder to be supporting such nominees on
the date of such shareholder notice.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information as of January 19, 1999,
concerning the Common Stock of the Company beneficially owned by each nominee
for director, each director continuing in office, each executive officer, and
all officers and directors as a group:
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<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL
NAME OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP (1) PERCENT
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<S> <C> <C>
Stephen J. Donohue................................ -- --
Rodney Faver...................................... 39,722(2) *
Jerald Kamiel..................................... 115,400(3) 2.2
Richard A. Lichtenstein........................... 30,266(4) *
Seymour Lichtenstein.............................. 623,068(5) 12.1
Frank Martucci.................................... -- --
Perry Mullen...................................... 10,446 *
Marvin S. Robinson................................ 5,956 *
Alexander J. Sistarenik........................... 15,680(6) *
William J. Wilson................................. 45,560(7) *
All officers and directors as a group (ten
persons)......................................... 886,098 17.1
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* Less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership is based upon 5,139,737 shares of Common Stock
outstanding at January 19, 1999. In computing the number of shares
beneficially owned and the percentage beneficially owned by a person and by
all executive officers and directors as a group, shares of Common Stock
which may be acquired presently or within 60 days after January 19, 1999, by
exercise of options are included.
(2) Includes 3,300 shares subject to options exercisable currently.
(3) Includes 20,000 shares subject to options exercisable currently.
(4) Does not include 2,596 shares owned by Richard A. Lichtenstein's wife and
1,160 shares held by Mr. Lichtenstein as custodian for his children.
(5) Does not include 19,200 shares owned by The Lichtenstein Foundation, Inc., a
charitable foundation of which Seymour Lichtenstein is president and a
director, 4,012 shares owned by Mr. Lichtenstein's wife, and 12,500 shares
subject to options exercisable currently by Mr. Lichtenstein's wife.
(6) Includes 10,880 shares subject to options exercisable currently.
(7) Includes 20,000 shares subject to options exercisable currently.
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Except for Seymour Lichtenstein, whose mailing address is 350 Fifth Avenue,
New York, New York 10118, as of January 19, 1999, the Company knows of no
beneficial owner of more than 5% of its outstanding shares, except as follows
(1):
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<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP PERCENT
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<S> <C> <C>
DePrince, Race & Zollo Inc. 510,100(2) 9.9
201 South Orange Avenue
Orlando, Florida 32801
Royce & Associates, Inc. 429,740(3) 8.4
1414 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
David A. Dorsky, Karen A. Dorsky, 389,125(4) 7.6
and Noah P. Dorsky
379 West Broadway
New York, New York 10012
Franklin Resources, Inc. 385,100(2) 7.5
777 Mariners Island Boulevard
San Mateo, California 94404
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 300,942(2) 5.8
1299 Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica, California 90401
Private Capital Management, Inc. 291,300(2) 5.7
3003 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, Florida 34103
Lord, Abbett & Company 262,300(2) 5.1
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
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(1) The information in the table excludes Cede & Company, holder of record on
January 19, 1999, in its capacity as nominee for the Depository Trust
Company, of 3,668,383 shares, which constitute 71.4% of the outstanding
Common Stock of the Company.
(2) According to information available to the Company, these registered owners
are investment advisors. The Company has no information regarding the
beneficial ownership of these shares.
(3) As described in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
supplemented by other information available to the Company, Royce &
Associates, Inc., a New York corporation, is a registered investment advisor
which serves as such to various registered investment companies and other
institutional accounts. Royce & Associates, Inc. has disclaimed beneficial
ownership of the shares held for those entities.
(4) David A. Dorsky and Noah P. Dorsky own beneficially 52,318 and 77,178
shares, respectively, as to which each has sole dispositive power. As
Trustees of certain trusts they share dispositive power over an additional
112,788 shares, and with Karen A. Dorsky as Trustees of certain other trusts
and as directors of the Dorsky Foundation they share dispositive power over
an additional 146,841 shares.
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Seymour Lichtenstein may be deemed to be a "control person" of the Company
as that term is defined by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
AWARDS
SECURITIES
NAME AND ANNUAL COMPENSATION UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR BASE SALARY BONUS OPTIONS COMPENSATION (1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Seymour Lichtenstein................ 1998 $ 530,000 $ 670,000 $ 45,000
Chairman 1997 530,000 445,000 45,000
1996 500,000 310,000 45,000
Jerald Kamiel....................... 1998 345,000 605,000 16,930
President 1997 345,000 455,000 16,930
1996 325,000 340,000 40,000 16,930
William J. Wilson................... 1998 205,000 350,000 10,717
Vice President-- 1997 205,000 270,000 10,615
Finance and Administration 1996 190,000 220,000 20,000 10,490
Alexander J. Sistarenik............. 1998 160,000 100,000
Treasurer 1997 160,000 80,000
1996 150,000 60,000 12,500
</TABLE>
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(1) All Other Compensation consists of the cost of life insurance paid or to be
paid by the Company pursuant to Employment Agreements with the named
executive officer which is payable to such executive officer's designated
beneficiary.
The foregoing table does not include an aggregate of $310,457, $288,999, and
$306,834 in salary and fees paid with respect to fiscal 1998, 1997, and 1996,
respectively, to Marvin S. Robinson (Vice President--General Counsel and
Secretary of the Company) and the law firm, Tannenbaum Dubin & Robinson, LLP, of
which Mr. Robinson is a member. In addition, the table excludes compensation
payable to the executive officers pursuant to the Company's Retirement Plans
including the SERP and SBRP described below.
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AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISE IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
SHARES VALUE OF FISCAL YEAR END (#) FISCAL YEAR END ($)(1)
ACQUIRED ON REALIZED ------------------------------ ---------------------------
NAME EXERCISE (#) ($)(1) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Jerald Kamiel........ 20,000 107,600 14,118 5,882 155,298 64,702
Alexander J.
Sistarenik.......... 1,620 11,745 10,144 736 111,584 8,096
William J. Wilson.... N/A N/A 14,118 5,882 155,298 64,702
</TABLE>
(1) Market value of the underlying securities at exercise date or fiscal
year-end, as the case may be, minus the exercise price.
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Jerald Kamiel, Seymour Lichtenstein, and William J. Wilson, all executive
officer-directors of the Company, and Rodney Faver, an employee-director of the
Company, are parties to Employment Agreements with the Company, which agreements
were last amended and restated as of October 1, 1996. Mr. Faver's Employment
Agreement was amended further as of October 1, 1998. The term of the Employment
Agreements with Messrs. Faver, Lichtenstein, and Wilson expire on September 30,
2000. The term of Mr. Kamiel's Employment Agreement expires on September 30,
2001, and will be extended each April 1 and October 1 for six months unless
either party notifies the other of its or his intention to terminate the
Employment Agreement at the end of the then existing term. Mr. Lichtenstein's
Employment Agreement provides for a five-year consulting term after the
expiration of his full time employment for a consulting fee equal to 66 2/3% of
his last annual compensation as a full time employee. The Employment Agreements
provide that each individual shall be compensated at a rate at least equal to
his base salary for fiscal 1997, and provide for a death benefit equal to 150%
of his annual compensation at the date of his death. The Employment Agreements
also require the Company to provide each of those individuals with specified
life insurance benefits. In addition to delineating the duties and
responsibilities of the individual, each Employment Agreement provides that if
the Company terminates the individual's employment and, as to Mr. Lichtenstein,
his consulting arrangement, other than for "cause" as defined in his Employment
Agreement, as to Messrs. Faver and Wilson, if his employment term ends and is
not renewed, and, as to Mr. Kamiel, if his employment term is not extended, (a)
the individual shall be entitled to receive a multiple of the individual's
annual compensation at the time of termination, (b) the individual shall
continue to receive certain fringe benefits for a period specified in his
Employment Agreement, and (c) Mr. Kamiel can terminate his employment. The
Employment Agreements also provide that each individual has the right to
terminate his employment within six months of a "change in control" of the
Company, as such term is defined in his Employment Agreement, and, as to Mr.
Kamiel, he is not made chief executive officer of the Company within six months
after a vacancy occurs, and receive a lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times his
average annual compensation from the Company over the previous five years.
Pursuant to the Employment Agreements, if an individual's employment is
terminated by the Company, the Company has the option to invoke certain
covenants of non-competition.
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COMPENSATION PURSUANT TO RETIREMENT PLANS
Effective September 28, 1981, the Company adopted three defined benefit
pension plans for its employees which provide upon retirement (a) in the case of
certain employees, benefits related to an employee's compensation and years of
service to the Company and (b) in the case of hourly employees, benefits related
to years of service to the Company. Seymour Lichtenstein, Marvin S. Robinson,
and William J. Wilson are the Trustees of each pension plan. The maximum pension
benefit payable to an employee on the Company's management payroll including the
executive officers based on 30 years of covered service will equal 45% of the
average of his or her 60 highest consecutive months' compensation during the 120
months before the earlier of his or her retiring or attaining the maximum
retirement age less an amount equal to 60% of his or her primary Social Security
benefit.
Contributions under the Company's pension plan are computed on an actuarial
basis. Although the executive officers other than Seymour Lichtenstein (who,
under applicable law, received his pension benefit in September, 1996) are
participants in a Company pension plan, the amount of contribution or accrual in
respect of a specified person cannot readily be separately calculated by the
actuaries for the plans.
The maximum annual benefits payable pursuant to the Company's pension plans
for employees retiring on and after October 1, 1987, are limited by the Tax
Reform Act of 1986 to $90,000 subject to increase as provided in that Act and
limitations for retirements prior to the Social Security retirement age. (For
1998, the maximum amount was $130,000.) Additional limits imposed by the Revenue
Reconciliation Act of 1993 ("RRA 93") affect the benefits payable pursuant to
the Company's pension plans after September 30, 1994. The Company adopted,
effective April 1, 1989, a Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") for
certain executive employees which restores pension benefits limited by the
legislation referred to in the two previous sentences and any future
legislation. The present participants are Messrs. Faver, Kamiel, S.
Lichtenstein, and Wilson. The Company has elected to purchase annuity contracts
to fund substantially all of its presently determinable obligations to
participants in the SERP and to reimburse the participants for the current tax
recognition resulting from such purchases. As a result, the restored pension
benefit has been calculated on an after-tax basis. As a result of RRA 93, the
Company adopted, effective January 1, 1995, a Supplemental Benefit Retirement
Plan ("SBRP") for all Company employees, excluding SERP participants, whose
benefits are impacted by such legislation. The SBRP benefits are funded without
current tax recognition to the participants, who include Messrs. Robinson and
Sistarenik.
The following table is illustrative of the amount of annual retirement
benefits based upon compensation payable pursuant to the Company's pension plan
on retirement of an employee at age 65:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
HIGHEST FIVE-YEAR ANNUAL BENEFIT FOR YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
AVERAGE ANNUAL COMPENSATION PRIOR TO REDUCTION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT
------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
15 20 25 30
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$100,000........................... $ 22,500 $ 30,000 $ 37,500 $ 45,000
200,000........................... 45,000 60,000 75,000 90,000
300,000........................... 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000*
400,000........................... 90,000 120,000 150,000* 180,000*
500,000........................... 112,500* 150,000* 187,500* 225,000*
600,000........................... 135,000* 180,000* 225,000* 270,000*
</TABLE>
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* Pursuant to the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the maximum annual benefit
payable pursuant to the Company's pension plan for salaried employees
retiring on and after October 1, 1987, is $90,000 subject to increase
as provided in that Act. (For 1998, the maximum amount was $130,000.)
In addition, that Act provides (a) that the maximum annual benefit
may be increased by benefits accrued prior to October 1, 1987, and
(b) limitations for retirements prior to the Social Security
retirement age. The Company's SERP provides a benefit for certain
executive employees equal to the annual retirement benefit described
in the first paragraph of this section which is in all cases offset
by 60% of a participant's primary Social Security benefit and by the
benefit payable under the applicable pension plan. The Company's SBRP
provides a benefit for other employees restoring benefits impacted by
RRA 93.
The current years of credited service of the individuals set forth in
the table on page 6 are: Jerald Kamiel, 30; Alexander J. Sistarenik,
26; and William J. Wilson, 26. In addition, Marvin S. Robinson has 17
years of credited service. The maximum credited service which may be
accrued is 30 years.
STOCK OPTION AND STOCK APPRECIATION PLANS
At the 1989 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company's shareholders
approved the Garan, Incorporated 1989 Stock Option Plan ("1989 Plan"), and at
the 1998 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Company's shareholders approved the
Garan, Incorporated 1998 Stock Option Plan ("1998 Plan") (the 1989 Plan and 1998
Plan, collectively, "Option Plans"), for key employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries. Members of the Board of Directors who are also employees of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries are eligible for option grants. The Option
Plans are administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
which determines, in its discretion, which key employees will be granted
options, the number of shares subject to an option, the date after which an
option may be exercised, whether or not an option is an "incentive stock option"
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and other terms and conditions of the options. The total number of
shares of Company Common Stock authorized for issuance upon the exercise of
options granted under the 1989 Plan is 200,000 (after adjustment for the
two-for-one stock split in December, 1992), and the total number of shares of
Company Common Stock authorized for issuance upon the exercise of options
granted under the 1998 Plan is 200,000. No options were granted pursuant to
either Option Plan during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, and as of
September 30, 1998, options to purchase 22,500 shares were available for grant
under the 1989 Plan and options to purchase 200,000 shares were available for
grant under the 1998 Plan.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires
the Company's executive officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own
more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and
reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities of
the Company. Such executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial
owners are required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish
the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by such reporting
persons. Based solely on the Company's review of such forms
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furnished to the Company and representations from certain reporting persons,
other than Perry Mullen, who did not file until August, 1998, a Form 4 reporting
transactions in Company Stock in the month of February, 1998, the Company
believes that there was compliance with all filing requirements applicable to
the Company's executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial
owners.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company's
previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate future filings,
including this Proxy Statement, in whole or in part, the following report and
the Performance Graph should not be incorporated by reference into any such
filings, nor shall they be deemed to be soliciting material or deemed filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors reports to the Board of
Directors with respect to compensation of executive officers as follows:
The principal policy of the Compensation Committee in making compensation
recommendations is to relate the financial interests of the executive officers
of Garan, Incorporated ("Company"), including the Company's principal officers,
Jerald Kamiel, Seymour Lichtenstein (the Company's Chief Executive Officer), and
William J. Wilson, to the operating results of the Company and shareholder
value, which are considered to reflect performance by the executive officers. In
evaluating operating results, the Committee takes into account various market
conditions impacting on the Company, and in assessing shareholder value, the
Committee takes into account dividends, book value, and market value.
The Compensation Committee has continued the Company's policy of maintaining
annual base compensation at what the Committee believes are somewhat below
competitive levels to permit reliance on bonuses to reflect executive officer
performance, although the Compensation Committee uses total compensation on a
year-to-year basis for comparison with the Company's operating results and
shareholder value in the same years. Based upon the foregoing, the Committee
recommends an increase in the total compensation of Messrs. Kamiel,
Lichtenstein, and Wilson in 1998 over their 1997 levels to reflect on a
year-to-year basis the level of performance underlying the improvement in
operating results achieved, the continued quarterly and extra cash dividends,
the increase in the market price of the Company's stock, and the continued
increase in book value during 1998.
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The Compensation Committee recommends for the Company's principal officers
bonuses and total compensation for fiscal 1998 and base compensation for fiscal
1999 as follows:
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1998 1998 TOTAL 1999 BASE
BONUS COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
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Jerald Kamiel.................................. $ 605,000 $ 950,000 $ 375,000
Seymour Lichtenstein........................... 670,000 1,200,000 550,000
William J. Wilson.............................. 350,000 555,000 225,000
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November 9, 1998
/s/ STEPHEN J. DONOHUE
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Stephen J. Donohue
/s/ FRANK MARTUCCI
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Frank Martucci
/s/ MARVIN S. ROBINSON
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Marvin S. Robinson
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SHAREHOLDER RETURN
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total return on the
Company's Common Stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P Textiles
(Apparel Manufacturers) Index and the AMEX Market Value Index for the period
commencing September 30, 1993, and ending September 30, 1998.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG
GARAN, INCORPORATED COMMON STOCK, THE S&P TEXTILES (APPAREL MANUFACTURERS)
INDEX, AND
THE AMEX MARKET VALUE INDEX
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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Garan, Incorporated S&P Textiles AMEX Market
Common Stock (Apparel Manufactured) Index Value Index
9/30/93 100.00 100.00 100.00
9/30/94 51.93 107.37 99.66
9/30/95 58.97 102.21 118.32
9/30/96 61.13 136.35 124.13
9/30/97 90.35 177.10 156.29
9/30/98 112.89 119.27 140.52
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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Stephen J. Donohue, Richard A. Lichtenstein, and Perry Mullen each receives
annual compensation of $12,500 plus reimbursement of related travel expenses for
his services as a director. Marvin S. Robinson is paid for his services as a
director at his usual billing rates for legal services. In lieu of compensation
to Frank Martucci, the Company makes donations to charities suggested by him.
The directors who are full time employees of the Company (Rodney Faver, Jerald
Kamiel, Seymour Lichtenstein, and William J. Wilson) do not receive separate
compensation for their services as directors.
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RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS
The Board of Directors, acting upon the recommendation of its Audit
Committee, has selected, subject to the ratification of shareholders, Citrin
Cooperman & Company, LLP to be the Company's independent certified public
accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999. Robbins, Greene,
Horowitz, Lester & Co., LLP, which had audited the Company's consolidated
financial statements for many years prior to January 1, 1997, merged with Citrin
Cooperman & Company, LLP on that date. Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP has
audited the Company's consolidated financial statements since January 1, 1997,
and the Board of Directors considers them well qualified. The selection of
Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP will be ratified if a majority of the votes cast
are voted in favor of ratification. Abstentions will not be treated as votes
cast. It is intended that votes pursuant to the Proxies hereby solicited will be
cast to ratify the selection of Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP as the Company's
independent certified public accountants for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1999, unless a Proxy directs otherwise. No member of the firm of Citrin
Cooperman & Company, LLP will be present and, accordingly, available to answer
questions at the Company's Annual Meeting on February 26, 1999.
OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors does not know of any business to be presented at the
Annual Meeting other than that which is specifically referred to in the Proxy
and this Proxy Statement. If any other matters properly come before the meeting,
it is the intention of the Proxy holders to vote in accordance with their best
judgment.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Shareholder proposals intended to be presented at the 2000 Annual Meeting
must be received by the Company at its executive offices, 350 Fifth Avenue, New
York, New York 10118, for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and form of Proxy
relating to that meeting by September 30, 1999. See "Nominating Committee" for a
discussion of provisions for shareholder nominations to the Board of Directors.
EXPENSE OF SOLICITATION OF PROXIES
The cost of this solicitation of Proxies will be borne by the Company. The
Proxies will be solicited principally through the use of the mails, but officers
and regular employees of the Company may solicit Proxies personally or by
telephone. The Company has engaged D.F. King & Co., Inc. which will provide,
among other services, assistance in the solicitation of proxies for a fee of
approximately $13,000. The Company reimburses banks, brokerage houses, and other
custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses in
forwarding proxy material to their principals.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
MARVIN S. ROBINSON
SECRETARY
New York, New York
January 26, 1999
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/X/ PLEASE MARK VOTES
AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
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GARAN, INCORPORATED
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Mark box at right if an address change or comment has been noted on the
reverse side of this card. / /
RECORD DATE SHARES:
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Please be sure to sign and date this Proxy. Date
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DETACH CARD
1. Election of Directors
Nominees (for a term of three years each):
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For All Withhold For All
Nominees From All Except
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Richard A. Lichtenstein
Seymour Lichtenstein / / / / / /
Marvin S. Robinson
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Instruction: To withhold authority to vote for any nominee, mark the "For
All Except" box and strike a line through the name(s) of the nominee(s).
Your shares will be voted for remaining nominee(s).
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<CAPTION>
For Against Abstain
<S> <C> <C> <C>
2. Ratification of selection of auditors for / / / / / /
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999.
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3. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon any other
business which may properly come before the meeting.
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSALS REFERRED
TO IN ITEMS 1 AND 2 ABOVE, BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH DIRECTION, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR REFERRED TO IN
ITEM 1 AND FOR THE PROPOSAL REFERRED TO IN ITEM 2.
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual
Meeting and Proxy Statement dated January 26, 1999.
DETACH CARD
GARAN, INCORPORATED
Dear Shareholder,
Your vote counts, and you are strongly encouraged to exercise your right to
vote your shares.
If you will not be attending the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on February
26, 1999, but would like to vote your shares, please mark the boxes on this
proxy card to indicate how you would like your shares to be voted. Then, sign
the card, detach it and return your proxy vote in the enclosed postage paid
envelope. Your proxy card must be received prior to February 26, 1999 in
order to be voted.
Thank you in advance for your prompt consideration of these matters.
Sincerely,
GARAN, INCORPORATED
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GARAN, INCORPORATED
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
FEBRUARY 26, 1999
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints
SEYMOUR LICHTENSTEIN and MARVIN S. ROBINSON, or either of them, with power of
substitution as attorneys and proxies to appear and to vote all the shares of
stock standing in the name of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of GARAN, INCORPORATED to be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal
City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia on February 26, 1999
at 2:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, and at any and all adjournments thereof,
as specified on the reverse.
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PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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Please date and sign exactly as name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator, trustee or guardian, please give full
title as such.
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HAS YOUR ADDRESS CHANGED? DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?
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