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EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. )
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HASBRO, INC.
1027 NEWPORT AVENUE
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND 02862
MAILING DATE: APRIL 3, 1995
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
MAY 10, 1995
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hasbro,
Inc. (the "Company") will be held at 10:00 A.M. on May 10, 1995 at the New York
showroom of the Company, 32 West 23rd Street, New York, New York, for the
following purposes:
1. To elect seven directors of the Company, six of whom are proposed
to be elected to terms expiring in 1998, and one of whom is proposed to be
elected to a term expiring in 1996;
2. To consider and vote upon a proposed Stock Incentive Performance
Plan, described and set forth in full in the accompanying Proxy Statement
and Appendix A thereto, which Plan has been adopted by the Compensation and
Stock Option Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to shareholder
approval;
3. To ratify the selection by the Board of Directors of KPMG Peat
Marwick LLP as independent certified public accountants for the Company for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995; and
4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting.
Only holders of record of the Common Stock (the "Shareholders") at the
close of business on March 16, 1995 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at,
the meeting and any adjournments thereof. Such Shareholders may vote in person
or by proxy. The stock transfer books of the Company will not be closed.
The Board of Directors recommends that Shareholders vote FOR the election
of the seven persons nominated in the accompanying Proxy Statement, the approval
of the proposed Stock Incentive Performance Plan and the ratification of the
selection of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as the Company's independent certified public
accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995. Shareholders are urged
to attend the meeting in person. If you are not able to do so and wish that your
stock be voted, you are requested to complete, sign, date and return the
accompanying Proxy in the enclosed envelope. No postage is required if mailed in
the United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors
DONALD M. ROBBINS
Secretary
Dated: April 3, 1995
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HASBRO, INC.
1027 NEWPORT AVENUE
PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND 02862
Mailing Date: April 3, 1995
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PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Hasbro, Inc. (the "Company") of Proxies
to be used at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company, to be held at
10:00 A.M. on May 10, 1995, at the New York showroom of the Company, 32 West
23rd Street, New York, New York, and at any adjournments thereof. If Proxies in
the accompanying form are properly executed and returned, the shares of the
Company's common stock, par value $.50 per share (the "Common Stock"),
represented thereby will be voted as instructed on the Proxy. If no instructions
are given, such shares will be voted for the election of the seven persons
nominated below, in favor of the proposed Plan described herein and set forth in
full in the Appendix hereto and in favor of the ratification of the selection of
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as independent certified public accountants for the
Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995.
VOTING
Holders of record (the "Shareholders") of the Common Stock on March 16,
1995 are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof. As
of that date there were 87,600,293 shares of Common Stock outstanding and
entitled to vote and a majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. Each share of
Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on all matters to come
before the meeting, including the election of directors. Any Proxy may be
revoked by a Shareholder prior to its exercise upon written notice to the
Secretary of the Company, by submission of a duly executed Proxy bearing a later
date or by the vote of a Shareholder cast in person at the meeting.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(Proposal No. 1)
Seven directors are to be elected at the Annual Meeting, six of whom are
proposed to be elected to terms expiring in 1998, and one of whom is proposed to
be elected to a term expiring in 1996. The Board has recommended as nominees for
election as directors the first seven persons named in the table below. All but
two of the nominees are currently directors of the Company. The Board is divided
into three classes. The terms of the nine remaining directors expire in 1996 and
1997. Unless otherwise specified in the accompanying Proxy, the shares voted
pursuant thereto will be cast for the persons named below as nominees for
election as directors. If, for any reason, any of the nominees named below
should be unable to serve as a director, it is intended that such Proxy will be
voted for the election, in his or her place, of a substituted nominee who would
be recommended by management. Management, however, has no reason to believe that
any nominee named below will be unable to serve as a director.
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The following table sets forth as to each nominee and as to each incumbent
director whose term of office extends to 1996 and 1997 and who is, therefore,
not a nominee for election as a director at this Annual Meeting: (i) his or her
age; (ii) all positions and offices with the Company; (iii) principal occupation
or employment during the past five years; (iv) other directorships of publicly
held companies or investment companies; and (v) period of service as a director
of the Company. Except as otherwise indicated, each person has had the same
principal occupation or employment during the past five years.
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POSITIONS WITH COMPANY, HAS BEEN
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND A DIRECTOR TERM
NAME AGE OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS SINCE EXPIRES
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NOMINEES FOR TERM EXPIRING IN 1998
Alan R. Batkin........... 50 Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates, 1992 *
Inc. (geopolitical strategic consulting
firm) since 1990. Prior thereto,
Managing Director, Shearson Lehman
Brothers, Inc. (investment bankers).
Director, Infinity Broadcasting
Corporation.
Claudine B. Malone....... 58 President, Financial and Management 1992 *
Consulting, Inc. Director, Dell Computer
Corporation, Hannaford Brothers Co.,
Houghton Mifflin Company, Lafarge Corp.,
The Limited, Inc., Mallinckrodt Group,
Inc., Science Applications International
Corporation, Scott Paper Company and
Union Pacific Corporation.
Morris W. Offit.......... 58 Chief Executive Officer, Offitbank * *
(investment management). Director,
Aegon, USA, Inc., Cantel Industries,
Inc., Duty Free International, Inc. and
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation.
Carl Spielvogel.......... 66 Chairman of the Board and Chief 1992 *
Executive Officer, United Auto Group,
Inc. (operator of multiple-franchise
auto dealerships) since 1994. Prior
thereto, Chairman of the Board and
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Backer Spielvogel Bates Worldwide, Inc.
(advertising) during 1994. Prior
thereto, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Backer Spielvogel Bates
Worldwide, Inc. Director, Foamex
International Incorporated and The
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.
Henry Taub............... 67 Honorary Chairman of the Board and 1986 *
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
Automatic Data Processing Company, Inc.
Director, Automatic Data Processing
Company, Inc., Bank Leumi Trust Company
of New York and Rite Aid Corporation.
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POSITIONS WITH COMPANY, HAS BEEN
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND A DIRECTOR TERM
NAME AGE OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS SINCE EXPIRES
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Paul Wolfowitz........... 51 Dean, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced * *
International Studies, The Johns Hopkins
University, since 1994. Prior thereto,
Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National
Defense University and George F. Kennan
Professor of National Security Strategy,
National War College during 1993. Prior
thereto, Undersecretary of Defense for
Policy, U.S. Department of Defense.
Director of eleven mutual funds of the
Dreyfus Corporation.
NOMINEE FOR TERM EXPIRING IN 1996
Barry J. Alperin......... 54 Vice Chairman since 1990. Prior thereto, 1988 *
Co-Chief Operating Officer. Director,
Seaman's Furniture Company.
DIRECTORS WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE IN 1996 AND 1997
George R. Ditomassi,
Jr..................... 60 Chief Operating Officer, Games and 1992 1997
International since 1990. Prior thereto,
Group Vice President and President,
Milton Bradley Company ("Milton
Bradley").
Harold P. Gordon......... 57 Vice Chairman since 1995. Prior thereto, 1988 1997
Partner, Stikeman, Elliott (law firm).
Director, Alliance Communications
Corporation, Fonorola Inc., G.T.C.
Transcontinental Group, Ltd. and
Marleau, Lemire, Inc.
Alex Grass............... 67 Chairman of the Executive Committee, 1981 1997
Rite Aid Corporation (drug store chain)
since 1995. Prior thereto, Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer,
Rite Aid Corporation. Chairman of the
Board, SuperRite Foods, Inc.
Alan G. Hassenfeld....... 46 Chairman of the Board, President and 1978 1997
Chief Executive Officer.
Sylvia K. Hassenfeld..... 74 Chairman of the Board, American Jewish 1983 1996
Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
("JDC") since 1993. Prior thereto,
President of JDC.
Norma T. Pace............ 73 Senior Economic Advisor, WEFA Group 1984 1996
(economic consulting and planning) since
1992. Prior thereto, President, Economic
Consulting and Planning Incorporated.
Director, Englehard Corp. Governor,
United States Postal Service.
E. John Rosenwald, Jr.... 65 Vice Chairman, The Bear Stearns 1983 1996
Companies, Inc. (investment bankers).
Director, The Bear Stearns Companies,
Inc. and Frequency Electronics, Inc.
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POSITIONS WITH COMPANY, HAS BEEN
PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION AND A DIRECTOR TERM
NAME AGE OTHER DIRECTORSHIPS SINCE EXPIRES
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Preston Robert Tisch..... 69 Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive 1988 1997
Officer, Loews Corporation since 1994.
Prior thereto, President and Co-Chief
Executive Officer, Loews Corporation.
Director, Bulova Watch Company, Inc.,
CBS Inc., CNA Financial Corporation,
Loews Corporation and Rite Aid
Corporation.
Alfred J. Verrecchia..... 52 Chief Operating Officer -- Domestic Toy 1992 1996
Operations since 1990. Prior thereto,
Co-Chief Operating Officer. Director,
Old Stone Corp.
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Sylvia K. Hassenfeld is the mother of Alan G. Hassenfeld.
Those directors who are also executive officers of the Company serve as
officers and directors of the Company's various subsidiaries at the request and
convenience of the Company.
During 1994, the Board held six meetings. Messrs. Spielvogel, Taub and
Tisch each attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate number of meetings of the
Board and, where applicable, of the committee on which he served.
The Executive Committee of the Board, which currently consists of Harold P.
Gordon, Alan G. Hassenfeld, Norma T. Pace and E. John Rosenwald, Jr., met twice
in 1994. The Executive Committee is vested with all of the powers that are held
by the Board, except that by law the Executive Committee may not exercise any
power of the Board relating to amendment of the Articles of Incorporation or
By-Laws of the Company, adoption of a plan of merger or consolidation, the sale,
lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property or assets of the
Company or the voluntary dissolution of the Company. The Executive Committee
also performs such functions as are assigned to it by the Board from time to
time.
The Nominating Committee of the Board, which currently consists of Alex
Grass, Sylvia K. Hassenfeld and Henry Taub, did not meet in 1994. The Nominating
Committee makes recommendations for possible additions to the Board. The
Nominating Committee has neither the authority nor the procedures to consider
nominees recommended by shareholders.
The Audit Committee of the Board, which currently consists of Claudine B.
Malone and Norma T. Pace, held three meetings in 1994. The function of the Audit
Committee is to recommend to the Board the accounting firm to serve as the
Company's independent auditors and to review with such firm, and with the
Company's internal auditors and officers, matters relating to corporate
financial reporting procedures and policies, adequacy of financial, accounting
and operating controls and the scope of the respective audits performed by the
Company's auditors and internal auditors.
The Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board, which currently
consists of Alan R. Batkin, E. John Rosenwald, Jr. and Carl Spielvogel, held
four meetings in 1994. The Compensation and Stock Option Committee has been
delegated primary responsibility for establishing and administering senior
executive compensation programs (including the Senior Management Annual
Performance Plan), is authorized to make grants and awards under the Company's
employee stock option plans (including the 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and the
Stock Incentive Performance Plan which is the subject of Proposal No. 2 below)
and considers and recommends Board actions relating to compensation under
certain other compensation plans.
Compensation of Directors
Members of the Board who are not otherwise employed by the Company
("Non-employee Directors") receive a retainer of $25,000 per year and a fee of
$1,000 per Board or committee meeting attended, except that if two or more of
such meetings are held on the same day, the fee for the first meeting is $1,000
and the
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fee for each additional meeting is $500. The Chair of the Audit Committee and
the Chair of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee each receive an
additional retainer of $3,500 per year. Action by written consent is not
considered attendance at a meeting for purposes of fees to directors.
Pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors (the
"Deferred Compensation Plan"), which is unfunded, Non-employee Directors must
defer a minimum of 20% of the annual Board retainer fee into a stock unit
account, the value of each unit initially being equal to the fair market value
of one share of Common Stock as of the end of the quarter in which the
compensation being deferred would otherwise be payable. Stock units increase or
decrease in value based on the fair market value of the Common Stock. In
addition, an amount equal to the cash dividends paid on an equivalent number of
shares of Common Stock is credited to each Non-employee Director's stock unit
account as of the end of the quarter in which the dividend was paid.
Non-employee Directors may defer the remainder of their retainer and/or meeting
fees into the stock unit account or an interest account, which bears interest at
the five year Treasury rate. The Company makes a deemed matching contribution to
the stock unit account equal to 10% of the amount deferred, with one-half of
such Company contribution vesting on December 31 of the calendar year in which
the deferred compensation otherwise would have been paid and one-half on the
next December 31, provided the participant is a director on such vesting date.
Unvested Company contributions will automatically vest on death, total
disability or retirement by the director at or after the mandatory retirement
age then in effect. The current mandatory retirement age for directors is
seventy-two, except that certain directors currently over the age of seventy
need not retire prior to the age of eighty. The Deferred Compensation Plan
provides that compensation deferred under the Deferred Compensation Plan,
whether in the stock unit account or the interest account, will be paid out in
cash after termination of service as a director. Directors may elect that
compensation so deferred be paid out in a lump sum or in up to ten annual
installments, commencing either in the quarter following, or in the January
following, the quarter in which service as a director terminates.
Under the Hasbro, Inc. Retirement Plan for Directors (the "Retirement
Plan"), which is unfunded, each director (who is not otherwise eligible for
benefits under the Company's Pension Plan) who has attained the age of
sixty-five and completed five years of service on the Board is entitled to
receive, beginning at age seventy-two, an annual benefit equal to the annual
retainer payable to directors during the year in which the director retires
(which does not include the fees paid to directors for attendance at meetings).
If a director retires on or after the director's seventy-second birthday, the
annual benefit will continue for the life of the director. If a director retires
between the ages of sixty-five and seventy-two, the number of annual payments
will not exceed the retired director's years of service. Upon a Change of
Control, as defined in the Retirement Plan, directors and retired directors are
entitled to lump-sum payments equal to the present value of their benefits under
the Retirement Plan.
Under the Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors, approved by
shareholders on May 11, 1994, each non-employee director then in office received
on May 11, 1994, and any new non-employee director will receive upon becoming a
director, a one-time grant of a nontransferable ten year option to purchase
5,000 shares of Common Stock at 110% of the fair market value per share of
Common Stock on the date of grant. The options become exercisable at a rate of
20% per year commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant, except
that exercisability will be accelerated upon a participant ceasing to be a
member of the Board because of permanent disability, death, retirement at the
mandatory retirement age then in effect or after a Change in Control, as defined
in the Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Hasbro Canada Inc. ("Hasbro
Canada"), leases its manufacturing and warehouse facilities from Central Toy
Manufacturing Co. ("CTMC"), a real estate corporation which is 25% owned by the
estate of Merrill Hassenfeld, a former Chief Executive Officer and director of
the Company. Sylvia K. Hassenfeld is executrix and a beneficiary of the estate
of Merrill Hassenfeld. Total rent paid by Hasbro Canada to CTMC for the lease of
manufacturing and warehouse facilities in 1994 was approximately $569,000
Canadian (approximately $417,000 U.S.). In management's opinion, these leases
are on terms at least as favorable as would otherwise presently be obtainable.
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The Company and its subsidiaries paid an aggregate of approximately
$24,000,000 in royalties to Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner") and its
subsidiaries for the Company's 1994 fiscal year pursuant to character license
agreements entered into at arms-length in the ordinary course of business. It is
currently anticipated that royalties to be paid by the Company and its
subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1995 to Time Warner and its
subsidiaries pursuant to character license agreements will exceed $60,000. See
"Voting Securities and Principal Holders Thereof".
During 1994, the Company was engaged in legal action against CBS Inc.
("CBS") to recover all costs associated with the environmental clean-up of the
Company's former manufacturing facility in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. On August
10, 1994, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
entered judgment in favor of the Company, awarding the Company all of its past
and future costs associated with such environmental remediation. The Company and
CBS subsequently negotiated and concluded a resolution of the matter involving
CBS' waiver of its right to appeal the judgment, a payment by CBS to the Company
on account of costs to date associated with environmental remediation together
with interest and certain litigation costs, which payment aggregated
approximately $3,500,000, CBS' undertaking responsibility for future remediation
of the site, the termination by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources of the consent order directing the Company to undertake such
responsibility and the Company's agreement to sell the site to CBS for
$2,200,000. Preston Robert Tisch, a director of the Company, is also a director
of CBS and Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Loews Corporation, a
major shareholder of CBS. The sales price for the site was determined on the
basis of an appraisal performed by Edward Klein of The Binswager Company, an
independent outside appraiser retained by the Company in connection with the
legal action against CBS.
The vote of a majority of those shares present or represented by proxy at
the meeting will be required to elect directors. Accordingly, an abstention or
broker non-vote will in effect constitute a vote against a nominee. THE BOARD
RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE SEVEN NOMINEES
NAMED ABOVE (PROPOSAL NO. 1).
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COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN AMONG HASBRO, S&P
500 AND RUSSELL 1000 CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ECONOMIC SECTOR*
The following graph tracks an assumed investment of $100 on the start dates
indicated below in the Company's Common Stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Russell
1000 Consumer Discretionary Economic Sector, assuming full reinvestment of
dividends and no payment of brokerage or other commissions or fees. Past
performance is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
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Russell 1000
Consumer
Discretionary
Measurement Period Economic
(Fiscal Year Covered) Hasbro S&P 500 Sector
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1989 100 100 100
1990 84 96 92
1991 210 123 134
1992 270 137 157
1993 300 150 167
1994 241 151 158
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HASBRO $100 $84 $210 $270 $300 $241
S&P 500 $100 $96 $123 $137 $150 $151
Russell 1000 Consumer Discretionary Economic Sector $100 $92 $134 $157 $167 $158
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* While the information for Hasbro & the S&P 500 is as of the last trading day
in Hasbro's fiscal year, the data for the Russell index is as of the last
trading day in the calendar year.
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REPORT OF THE
COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION COMMITTEE
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1994 COMPENSATION POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The general goal of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the
"Committee") with respect to the compensation of executive officers (including
those named in the summary compensation table below) is that the Company provide
competitive compensation and benefits that
- attract and retain capable executives who are important to the success of
the Company,
- reward them for performance,
- provide them with a strong incentive to increase shareholder value, and
- accomplish the foregoing in as fair, understandable and cost-effective
manner as possible.
Executive compensation during 1994 consisted of salary, a management
incentive bonus and stock options. In authorizing and approving compensation
increases and awards for executive officers (other than the Chief Executive
Officer), the Committee relies principally upon the recommendations of the Chief
Executive Officer.
Base salaries for new executive officers are initially determined by
evaluating the responsibilities of the position held, the experience of the
individual and the competitive marketplace for comparable executive talent.
Subsequent yearly adjustments are made by reference to changes in duties and
responsibilities, competitive market conditions and personal performance. In
approving the increases to base salaries for 1994, the Committee targeted the
Company's pay levels to correspond with approximately the 75th percentile of
salaries paid by other consumer non-durable products companies surveyed in
Management Compensation Service's Project 777 Executive Compensation Study,
whose participants partially overlap with the companies included in the Russell
1000 Consumer Discretionary Economic Sector (the "Russell Sector") set forth in
the above graph. The Frank Russell Company does not publish compensation data
for the companies included in the Russell Sector.
Approximately 1,250 employees, including executive officers, were eligible
for annual management incentive bonuses with respect to fiscal 1994. Individual
and corporate performance objectives are established at the beginning of the
year. Corporate performance objectives are determined on the basis of a budget
review carried out by senior management with respect to each operating unit
which forms the basis for the operating plan prepared by senior management and
approved by the Board in February of each year. The remainder of this paragraph
will outline the bonus programs applicable to executive officers other than the
Chief Executive Officer, whose bonus is discussed below. See "1994 Compensation
of the Chief Executive Officer." Target bonuses for executive officers range
from 30% to 50% of base salary with maximum bonuses ranging from 60% to 100% of
base salary. The management incentive bonus for executive officers who are
deemed to have corporate-wide responsibility (which include all the executive
officers named in the summary compensation table below) is based 75% on
corporate performance and 25% on individual performance. The management
incentive bonus for those individuals deemed to have divisional responsibility
is weighted 25% for corporate performance, 50% for divisional performance and
25% for individual performance. The corporate performance measure for management
incentive bonuses with respect to 1994 was based on a targeted net earnings
objective, while the divisional performance measure was based primarily on
targeted divisional pre-tax earnings objectives. The corporate performance for
1994 fell short of targeted corporate net earnings and most of the divisions
fell short of their divisional pre-tax earnings targets. The 1994 management
bonuses for executive officers were based in part on the applicable corporate
and divisional performances and in part on the contribution of the individual.
In 1994, stock options were granted to approximately 530 employees,
including executive officers, pursuant to the Company's employee stock option
plans, all of which were approved by shareholders. The Committee, which is
composed solely of disinterested persons in accordance with Rule 16b-3 of the
rules and
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regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, granted individual
options to executive officers in order to provide an incentive to motivate and
retain those individuals who are important to the Company's future success.
Stock options are designed to align the interests of executives with those of
shareholders, since the executives can only benefit from the options if there is
price appreciation in the Common Stock after the date of grant. All stock
options granted in 1994 were non-qualified, had an exercise price equal to the
fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant and vest over three
years. The amount of stock options previously awarded and outstanding for each
executive officer is reviewed by the Committee but is not considered a critical
factor in determining the size of any executive stock option award in any year.
Options granted were allocated on the basis of individual compensation level,
responsibility and performance in 1994.
1994 COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
As set forth in the accompanying tables, Mr. Hassenfeld's salary of
$902,286 for 1994 represented an approximate 3.3% increase over his 1993 salary,
his management incentive bonus with respect to 1994 was $221,600, which
represented approximately 24.5% of his 1994 salary, and in 1994 he was granted
options to purchase 30,000 shares of Common Stock, which represented 2.5% of all
options granted to employees during 1994. All compensation decisions regarding
Mr. Hassenfeld were made by the Committee, which is composed solely of outside
directors in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, in all cases without the participation of Mr. Hassenfeld or
other executive officers of the Company. In setting Mr. Hassenfeld's 1994
salary, the Committee took into account comparative data with respect to chief
executive officer compensation provided to the Committee with a view towards
setting Mr. Hassenfeld's compensation levels at approximately the 75th
percentile of other consumer non-durable products companies surveyed. The
Committee determined Mr. Hassenfeld's bonus pursuant to the Company's Senior
Management Annual Performance Plan (the "Annual Performance Plan") which was
approved by shareholders in 1994. Mr. Hassenfeld is the only participant in the
Annual Performance Plan. Under the Annual Performance Plan, the Committee
designated a net earnings performance goal for the Company for 1994, which was
based on the 1994 operating plan approved by the Board in February 1994. The
target bonus for Mr. Hassenfeld under the Annual Performance Plan is 75% of
salary, if 100% of the performance goal is achieved, with a maximum bonus of
150% of salary, if 130% or more of the performance goal is attained. No bonus is
payable under the Annual Performance Plan unless at least 70% of the performance
goal is attained. More than 70% but less than 100% of the performance goal was
achieved by the Company resulting in the bonus paid to Mr. Hassenfeld. The
options granted to Mr. Hassenfeld in 1994 reflected the fact that targeted
annual performance was not achieved, as well as the fact that fewer options were
granted to senior executives, including Mr. Hassenfeld, in 1994, because
approximately 200 additional persons were granted options in 1994 to recognize
the greater responsibilities assigned to more employees as a result of the
reorganization of the Company's operations undertaken in 1994.
Alan R. Batkin, E. John Rosenwald, Jr. (Chairman) and Carl
Spielvogel as members of the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee of the Board of Directors as of 1994 fiscal year
end.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
Harold P. Gordon was a member of the Compensation and Stock Option
Committee (the "Committee") during the first portion of the 1994 fiscal year.
The law firm of Stikeman, Elliott, of which Mr. Gordon was a member, provides
legal services to the Company in Canada and Southeast Asia.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes compensation paid by the Company for
services rendered during 1994, 1993 and 1992 by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company and the four most highly compensated executives of the Company other
than the Chief Executive Officer:
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ANNUAL COMPENSATION LONG TERM
------------------------------------- COMPENSATION
OTHER ANNUAL ------------ ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION(A) OPTIONS COMPENSATION(B)
---------------------------------- ---- -------- -------- --------------- ------------ ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alan G. Hassenfeld................ 1994 $902,286 $221,600 $34,301 30,000 $40,057
Chairman of the Board, 1993 872,807 600,000 30,439 210,000 68,070
President and Chief 1992 851,810 600,000 31,907 60,000 84,730
Executive Officer
George R. Ditomassi, Jr........... 1994 489,238 172,000 16,000 25,000 2,310
Chief Operating Officer -- 1993 468,846 313,000 16,583 135,000 2,248
Games and International 1992 448,462 300,000 14,772 52,500 2,182
Alfred J. Verrecchia.............. 1994 496,720 131,200 15,794 20,000 26,081
Chief Operating Officer -- 1993 474,196 335,000 13,741 135,000 37,688
Domestic Toy Operations 1992 453,200 300,000 16,557 52,500 44,469
Barry J. Alperin.................. 1994 416,150 100,000 11,870 17,000 18,975
Vice Chairman 1993 400,926 210,000 10,395 100,000 29,275
1992 383,319 235,900 8,424 36,750 35,782
John T. O'Neill................... 1994 352,205 120,000 10,096 20,000 16,387
Executive Vice President and 1993 336,981 200,000 8,294 100,000 25,920
Chief Financial Officer 1992 319,433 220,000 9,036 36,750 33,015
</TABLE>
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(a) Includes the following amounts which were included in 1994 taxable income
for each named individual in connection with a program whereby a leased
automobile, or an automobile allowance, is provided to the executive by the
Company: $9,301 for Mr. Hassenfeld, $10,200 for Mr. Ditomassi, $8,394 for
Mr. Verrecchia, $7,870 for Mr. Alperin and $9,346 for Mr. O'Neill. Also
includes the following amounts paid by the Company and included in 1994
taxable income for each named individual in connection with a program
whereby certain financial planning and tax preparation services are provided
to the individual and paid for by the Company: $25,000 for Mr. Hassenfeld,
$5,800 for Mr. Ditomassi, $7,400 for Mr. Verrecchia, $4,000 for Mr. Alperin,
and $750 for Mr. O'Neill. Does not include other personal benefits that do
not in the aggregate exceed $50,000 in any year for any individual.
(b) Includes, except for Mr. Ditomassi, the executive's pro-rata share of the
Company's contribution to the Company's Profit-Sharing Plan (the
"Profit-Sharing Plan") with respect to each year which is in part
contributed to the executive's account in the Profit-Sharing Plan and, to
the extent in excess of certain Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the "Code") maximums, deemed allocated to the executive's account in the
Company's unfunded Supplemental Benefit Retirement Plan (the "Supplemental
Plan"), which in 1994 amounted to $36,830 for Mr. Hassenfeld, $21,235 for
Mr. Verrecchia, $16,665 for Mr. Alperin and $14,077 for Mr. O'Neill.
Includes for each individual, other than Mr. Hassenfeld, the sum of $2,310,
which represents the Company's 25% match of sums saved in 1994 by each named
executive pursuant to the Company's Savings Plan and Supplemental Plan. Also
includes premiums paid by the Company in 1994 for individual life insurance
policies for Mr. Hassenfeld ($3,227) and Mr. Verrecchia ($2,536).
* * *
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The following table sets forth certain information regarding stock option
grants in 1994 to the executive officers named above:
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT
NUMBER OF % OF TOTAL ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
SECURITIES OPTIONS PRICE APPRECIATION FOR OPTION
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE TERM(A)
OPTIONS EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION -----------------------------
NAME GRANTED(B) IN FISCAL YEAR PER SHARE DATE 0% 5% 10%
------------------------------------- ------------ --------------- ---------- ----------- --- -------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alan G. Hassenfeld................... 30,000 2.5% $29.5625 12/04/04 0 $557,635 $1,413,525
George R. Ditomassi, Jr. ............ 25,000 2.1 29.5625 12/04/04 0 464,683 1,177,938
Alfred J. Verrecchia................. 20,000 1.7 29.5625 12/04/04 0 371,750 942,350
Barry J. Alperin..................... 17,000 1.4 29.5625 12/04/04 0 315,988 800,998
John T. O'Neill...................... 20,000 1.7 29.5625 12/04/04 0 371,750 942,350
</TABLE>
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(a) Potential realizable value is based on an assumption that the price of the
Common Stock appreciates at the annual rate shown (compounded annually) from
the date of grant until the end of the ten year option term. These numbers
are calculated based on the rules and regulations promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission and do not reflect the Company's estimate
of future stock price growth. Using these assumptions, the price of the
Common Stock would, at December 4, 2004 have risen, at the 5% compounded
annual rate, to $48.15 per share and, at the 10% compounded annual rate, to
$76.68 per share from the $29.5625 per share market value on December 5,
1994, the date of the grants set forth on the above table for each
individual. Under these assumptions, the potential benefit to all
shareholders of the Company, based on the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding at the end of the 1994 fiscal year, would be $1.63 billion (at
the 5% compounded annual rate) and $4.12 billion (at the 10% compounded
annual rate). However, if the price of the Common Stock does not appreciate,
the value of these options to the named executives, and the corresponding
benefit to all shareholders of the Company, would be zero.
(b) All options granted are non-qualified and were granted at not less than fair
market value on the date of grant. Thirty-three and one-third percent of
each option becomes exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of
grant and thirty-three and one-third percent becomes exercisable on each
anniversary thereafter until fully exercisable. Upon a Change in Control, as
defined below, all options become immediately exercisable. Participants may
exercise options and satisfy tax withholding liabilities by payments in cash
or by delivery of Common Stock equal to the exercise price and/or tax
withholding liability. In addition, participants may instruct the Company to
withhold shares issuable upon exercise in satisfaction of tax withholding
liability. All options become fully vested in the event of death, disability
or retirement at the optionee's normal retirement date and are exercisable
for a period of one year thereafter. With the consent of the Board, upon the
recommendation of the Committee, an optionee taking early retirement may
exercise all or a portion of the options unvested at his or her early
retirement date and may exercise such options for three months or such
longer period as the Board, upon the recommendation of the Committee, may
approve. Upon termination of employment for any other reason, only options
vested at the date of the termination may be exercised, and are exercisable
for a period of three months following termination.
* * *
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The following table sets forth as to each of the named executive officers:
(a) the number of shares acquired upon exercise of options during fiscal 1994;
(b) the value realized (market value on date of exercise less exercise price)
upon the exercise of such options during fiscal 1994; (c) the number of
exercisable and unexercisable options held on December 25, 1994, the last day of
the 1994 fiscal year; and (d) the value of such options at December 25, 1994
($28.875, the fair market value on December 25, 1994, less exercise price).
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST
FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR END OPTION VALUES
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NUMBER OF VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED OPTIONS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
AT DECEMBER 25, 1994 AT DECEMBER 25, 1994
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE ---------------------------- -----------------------------
NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
------------------------- --------------- -------- ------------ -------------- ------------ --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Alan G. Hassenfeld....... -- -- 132,750 234,000 $1,197,908 $363,000
George R. Ditomassi,
Jr..................... 22,500 $538,253 87,632 165,668 613,163 317,625
Alfred J. Verrecchia..... -- -- 217,082 160,668 2,910,536 317,625
Barry J. Alperin......... -- -- 131,066 121,384 1,561,875 253,069
John T. O'Neill.......... 28,800 690,589 72,866 124,384 564,900 253,069
</TABLE>
* * *
The following table shows the estimated annual benefits payable upon
retirement in specified remuneration and years of service classifications under
the Company's Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan") and under the Supplemental Plan:
PENSION PLAN TABLE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED ANNUAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT BY
YEARS OF SERVICE CLASSIFICATION(2)
AVERAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------
COMPENSATION(1) 10 15 20 25 30 35(3)
--------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 200,000 $ 33,333 $ 50,000 $ 66,667 $ 83,333 $100,000 $100,000
400,000 66,667 100,000 133,333 166,667 200,000 200,000
800,000 133,333 200,000 266,667 333,333 400,000 400,000
1,200,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 600,000
1,600,000 266,666 400,000 533,333 666,667 800,000 800,000
</TABLE>
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(1) Covered compensation under the Pension Plan and the Supplemental Plan
includes total salaries and bonuses (as set forth in the Summary
Compensation Table) for the five highest consecutive years during the ten
years preceding retirement ("Average Compensation").
(2) Estimated retirement benefit amounts shown are prior to reduction by an
Internal Revenue Service designated amount keyed to a participant's latest
three-year average Social Security entitlement. Amounts shown are computed
on the single straight-life annuity option. Early retirement, which is
permitted up to 10 years prior to the normal retirement date, and other
payment options will reduce the annual benefit amount shown. Payments from
the Supplemental Plan, which is unfunded, are not subject to provisions of
the Code that limit benefits under the Pension Plan. As set forth in the
above table and subject to the foregoing, the retirement benefit after
thirty years of credited service is generally 50% of Average Compensation,
except for certain employees (which include Mr. Ditomassi) who had
substantial credited service with Milton Bradley prior to its acquisition by
the Company, as to which the retirement benefit is 60% of Average
Compensation.
(3) For purposes of determining benefits under the Pension Plan and the
Supplemental Plan, credited years of service cannot exceed 30.
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The following table sets forth, as to the five named executive officers,
their years of credited service under the Pension Plan and the Supplemental
Plan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CREDITED YEARS
OF SERVICE
---------------
<S> <C>
Alan G. Hassenfeld.......................................... 21
George R. Ditomassi, Jr. ................................... 30
Alfred J. Verrecchia........................................ 25
Barry J. Alperin............................................ 10
John T. O'Neill............................................. 8
</TABLE>
The five named executive officers are also parties to employment agreements
(the "Agreements") with the Company. The Agreements come into effect only upon a
"Change of Control," as defined, and continue for three years after such date
(the "Employment Period"). If, during the Employment Period, an executive's
employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated other than for "cause,"
the executive is entitled to three times the executive's average annual base
salary and bonus for the five years preceding the Change of Control, plus an
amount equal to the shortfall between the actuarial benefit payable to the
executive under the Company's retirement plans as a result of the early
termination and the amount the executive would have received if the executive
had continued in the employ of the Company for the remainder of the Employment
Period. The executive and the executive's family would also be entitled to the
continuation of medical, welfare, life insurance, disability and other benefits
for at least the remainder of the Employment Period. If the executive is subject
to the payment of excise tax under Section 280G of the Code, the Company will
pay such executive an additional amount so as to place the executive in the same
after-tax position such executive would have been in had such excise tax not
applied. In addition, the Agreements permit an executive to terminate the
executive's employment for "Good Reason" at any time or for any reason during a
30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of the Change of
Control and receive the above-described severance benefits. "Good Reason"
includes diminution of the executive's responsibilities or compensation,
relocation or purported termination otherwise than as expressly permitted by the
Agreements. Under certain circumstances, certain payments by the Company
pursuant to the Agreements may not be deductible for federal income tax
purposes. A "Change of Control" is defined (for purposes of the Agreements, the
Retirement Plan and the Company's stock option plans, including the 1992 Stock
Incentive Plan, the Stock Incentive Performance Plan, and the Stock Option Plan
for Non-Employee Directors) as the occurrence of certain events, including
acquisition by a third party of 20% or more of the Company's outstanding voting
securities, a change in the majority of the Board or approval by shareholders of
a reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution of the
Company subject, in each case, to certain exceptions.
PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE STOCK INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN
(Proposal No. 2)
On February 8, 1995, the Compensation and Stock Option Committee (the
"Committee") adopted the Stock Incentive Performance Plan (the "Plan"), subject
to shareholder approval. The Plan is designed to advance the interests of the
Company and to increase shareholder value by providing Employees (as hereinafter
defined) with a proprietary interest in the growth and performance of the
Company, its subsidiaries and affiliates. The Committee believes the Plan will
enhance the ability of the Company and its affiliates to attract and retain
exceptionally qualified individuals upon whom the Company's sustained progress,
growth and profitability depend, thus enhancing the value of the Company for the
benefit of its shareholders. The following summary is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the Plan attached to this Proxy Statement as
Appendix A.
There are an aggregate of 325,089 shares available for future award under
the Company's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan (the "1992 Plan"). No options may be
further granted under the Company's Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan and the
Company's Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, which were adopted in the 1980s. The
Committee believes that the adoption of the Plan, making additional shares
available for future awards and options, is now advisable. Accordingly, the
Committee adopted the Plan and recommends
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approval thereof by the shareholders. The Plan would authorize the granting of
awards from the date of its approval by shareholders until December 31, 2000.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Employees of the Company and of any other entity that is directly or
indirectly controlled by the Company are eligible to receive awards under the
Plan. The term "Employee" as used in the Plan has the same definition as that
used in General Instruction A to Form S-8 promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, except that no director who is not employed by the Company
shall be eligible to receive any awards under the Plan. General Instruction A
currently provides, in pertinent part, that the term "Employee" means "any
employee, director, general partner, trustee (where the registrant is a business
trust), officer or consultant or advisor, provided that bona fide services shall
be rendered by consultants or advisors and such services must not be in
connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising
transaction". There are currently approximately 580 employees holding options
granted under the 1992 Plan and earlier stock option plans and it is anticipated
that a comparable number of persons would be granted stock options under the
Plan.
The Plan permits granting awards for: (1) stock options, including
incentive stock options ("ISOs") meeting the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code; (2) stock appreciation rights ("SARs"); (3) stock awards and (4) cash
awards that would constitute a "derivative security" for purposes of Rule 16b-3
("Rule 16b-3"), as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "1934 Act"), if not awarded pursuant to a plan satisfying the
provisions of Rule 16b-3. The Plan will be administered by a committee (the
"Committee") of at least two of the Company's directors, each of whom must be a
"disinterested person" as such term is defined in Rule 16b-3 and an "outside
director" as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code and the rules and regulations
(including any then current proposed and/or transitional rules and regulations)
promulgated thereunder ("Section 162(m)"). The Committee will have the authority
to establish rules for the administration of the Plan; to select the Employees
to whom awards are granted; to determine the types of awards to be granted and
the number of shares covered by such awards; and to set the terms and conditions
of such awards (including without limitation the power to accelerate any vesting
restrictions, waive, in whole or in part, any forfeiture provisions or extend
the term of any award and to make any shares subject to a right of first refusal
in favor of the Company). The Committee may also determine whether the payment
of any proceeds of any award shall or may be deferred and may authorize payments
representing dividends or interest or their equivalents in connection with any
deferred award. The Committee may provide that awards denominated in stock earn
dividends or dividend equivalents. If the Committee deems it advisable, the
Company may provide financial assistance to persons granted awards under the
Plan in order to accomplish the purposes of the Plan. Determinations and
interpretations of the Committee will be binding on all parties. The Committee
may delegate to one or more directors of the Company who are also officers of
the Company the authority to grant awards to individuals who are not subject to
Section 16 of the 1934 Act.
The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan at any time, but
shareholder approval of any such amendment must generally be obtained if such
approval is necessary to maintain the Plan's compliance with Rule 16b-3. No
amendment may affect any outstanding award in a materially adverse manner
without the holder's consent.
Awards may be granted for no cash consideration or for such minimal cash
consideration as may be required by applicable law. Awards may provide that upon
their exercise or vesting the holder will receive cash, common stock or any
combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine. Any shares of stock
deliverable under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized and
unissued shares or treasury shares. Subject to certain limited exceptions and
the authority of the Committee to determine otherwise, consistent if applicable
with Rule 16b-3 and Section 422 of the Code, awards under the Plan may not be
transferred. The Plan provides that immediately upon certain events constituting
a Change in Control all awards become 100% vested and payable in cash as soon as
practicable after the Change in Control, except that awards granted less than
six months prior to the Change in Control would not be cancelled and payable in
cash until after the then required Rule 16b-3 holding period expires.
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The Committee establishes the exercise price per share for options, the
term of options, the time at which they may be exercised and such other terms as
the Committee deems appropriate, except that the exercise price of each option
shall be not less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, payment of the purchase price
in full in cash is required upon option exercise. If the exercise price of an
option granted under the Plan is paid in Common Stock, the Committee may grant
the exercising optionee an option covering a number of shares equal to the
number of shares delivered upon such exercise.
The holder of an SAR will be entitled to receive the excess of the fair
market value, calculated as of the exercise date, of a specified number of
shares over the grant price of the SAR. SARs need not be granted in tandem with
stock options.
A stock award may provide the recipient with all of the rights of a
shareholder of the Company, including the right to vote the shares and to
receive any dividends. Stock and cash awards generally will be subject to
certain conditions established by the Committee, including continuous service
with the Company, achievement of specific business objectives, and other
measurements of individual, business unit or Company performance.
In the case of grant of stock awards or cash awards to executive officers
of the Company designated by the Committee as "covered employees" under Section
162(m), the Committee will establish a performance goal based on the Company's
"Net Earnings", as defined in the Plan, for the period of time designated by the
Committee at the time of grant of the award.
For purposes of the Plan, "Net Earnings" for a fiscal year is defined as
the consolidated net earnings of the Company and its subsidiaries, determined in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on a consistent basis,
exclusive of (a) changes in accounting principles, (b) all extraordinary items
of income and expense, (c) all material restructuring expenses, (d) the results
of operations of acquisitions consummated during the fiscal year and (e) all
material non-recurring and non-budgeted items of income and expense.
The percentage vesting of any stock award and/or cash award, and any
related payments for tax liability in connection therewith, shall in each case
be based on the percentage of the performance goal achieved, as determined by
the Committee, although the Committee has the discretion to reduce, or refuse to
make (but not to increase), any vesting of stock awards or payments of cash
awards payable as a result of the achievement of a designated percentage of a
performance goal.
There are 4,300,000 shares of Common Stock initially available for issuance
under the Plan, which represent less than 5% of the outstanding Common Stock as
of the record date. The number of shares that may be the subject of options or
awards granted to any one individual may not exceed 1,000,000. The number of
shares that may be the subject of stock awards may not exceed 500,000.
If any shares subject to an option or award under the Plan are forfeited or
if any such option or award terminates (without the participant having received
any economic benefits of ownership thereof), the shares previously covered by
such option or award will be available for future grant or award under the Plan.
If another company is acquired by the Company or an affiliate in the future, any
grants or awards made and any of the Company's shares delivered upon the
assumption of or in substitution for outstanding grants made by the acquired
company may be deemed to be granted or awarded under the Plan but will not
decrease the number of shares available for grant or award under the Plan.
The Committee may make such adjustments as it deems appropriate to meet the
intent of the Plan in the event of changes that impact the Company's share price
or share status, provided that any such actions are consistently and equitably
applicable to all affected participants.
In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of
shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off or other distribution (other than normal
cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting
shares, such adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem
appropriate to reflect such change shall be made with respect to (i) the
aggregate number of shares that may
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be issued under the Plan; (ii) the number of shares subject to awards under the
Plan; and/or (iii) the price per share for any outstanding stock options, SARs
and other awards under the Plan.
Nothing contained in the Plan shall affect the options granted under the
1992 Plan or earlier stock option plans or the remaining shares available for
grant under the 1992 Plan or prevent the Company or any affiliate from adopting
or continuing in effect other or additional compensation plans or arrangements.
As of March 27, 1995, the average of the high and low sales prices of the
Common Stock, as reported in the Wall Street Journal for American Stock Exchange
Composite Transactions, was $33.3125.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
The following is a summary of the principal United States federal income
tax consequences generally applicable to awards under the Plan. The grant of a
stock option or SAR will generally create no immediate tax consequences for the
recipient, or the Company or an affiliate employing such individual
("employer"). The holder of an ISO generally will have no taxable income upon
exercising the ISO (except that the alternative minimum tax may apply), and the
employer will receive no tax deduction when an ISO is exercised. Upon exercising
a stock option other than an ISO, the optionee must recognize ordinary income
equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares acquired on the date
of exercise over the option exercise price, and the employer will then be
entitled to a tax deduction for the same amount. Upon exercising an SAR, the
amount of any cash received and the fair market value on the exercise date of
any shares or other property received are taxable to the recipient as ordinary
income and that amount is also deductible by the employer.
The tax consequence to an optionee of a disposition of shares acquired
through the exercise of an SAR or a stock option will depend on how long the
shares have been held and upon whether such shares were acquired by exercising
an ISO or by exercising an SAR or stock option other than an ISO. Generally,
there will be no tax consequence to the employer in connection with a
disposition of shares acquired under an SAR or a stock option except that the
employer may be entitled to a tax deduction in the case of a disposition of
shares acquired under an ISO before the applicable ISO holding periods have been
satisfied.
With respect to other awards granted under the Plan that are settled either
in cash or in shares or other property that is either transferable or not
subject to substantial risk of forfeiture, the holder of such an award must
recognize ordinary income equal to the excess of (a) the cash or the fair market
value of the shares or other property received (determined as of the first time
the shares or other property become transferable or not subject to substantial
risk of forfeiture, whichever occurs earlier) over (b) the amount (if any) paid
for such shares or other property by the participant, and the employer will then
be entitled to a deduction for the same amount.
The Plan is intended to comply with the provisions of Section 162(m) so as
to permit the Company to claim an income tax deduction for total remuneration
paid in excess of $1,000,000 in any one year to the Chief Executive Officer or
the other four highest compensated executive officers, although there is no
assurance that the final regulations under Section 162(m) will contain the same
provisions as the currently proposed regulations.
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NEW PLAN BENEFITS
STOCK INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN
No awards have been made under the Plan and the awards that will be made
pursuant to the Plan are not currently determinable. Had the Plan been in effect
in fiscal 1994 and the Plan (rather than the 1992 Plan) been utilized to grant
awards thereunder in fiscal 1994, options (which are the only awards which have
ever been granted under the 1992 Plan) to each of the five most highly
compensated executive officers; all current executive officers as a group; all
current non-employee directors as a group; and all employees, including all
current officers who are not executive officers, as a group, would have been as
follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME AND POSITION NUMBER OF OPTIONS
-------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------
<S> <C>
Alan G. Hassenfeld.................................................. 30,000
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
George R. Ditomassi, Jr. ........................................... 25,000
Chief Operating Officer -- Games and International
Alfred J. Verrecchia................................................ 20,000
Chief Operating Officer -- Domestic Toy Operations
Barry J. Alperin.................................................... 17,000
Vice Chairman
John T. O'Neill..................................................... 20,000
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
All Current Executive Officers...................................... 237,125
All Non-employee Directors.......................................... 0
All Employees (other than Executive Officers)....................... 949,828
</TABLE>
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present or
represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting is required for approval of the Plan.
Accordingly, both an abstention and a broker non-vote will in effect constitute
a vote against the Plan.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE STOCK INCENTIVE
PERFORMANCE PLAN (PROPOSAL NO. 2).
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VOTING SECURITIES AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS THEREOF
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The following table sets forth information, as of March 16, 1995, with
respect to the ownership of the Common Stock (the only class of outstanding
voting securities of the Company) by certain persons known by the Company to be
the beneficial owners of more than 5% of such stock:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND NATURE
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL PERCENT OF
BENEFICIAL OWNER OWNERSHIP(1) CLASS
---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ----------
<S> <C> <C>
Alan G. Hassenfeld.................................. 8,085,973(2) 9.2
1027 Newport Avenue
Pawtucket, RI 02862
WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INC........................... 12,057,561(3) 13.8
75 Rockefeller Center
New York, NY 10019
OPPENHEIMER GROUP, INC.............................. 7,584,486(4) 8.7
Oppenheimer Tower
World Financial Center
New York, NY 10281
RUANE, CUNIFF & CO., INC............................ 6,740,327(5) 7.7
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.................... 4,865,460(6) 5.5
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
</TABLE>
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(1) Based upon information furnished by each shareholder or contained in filings
made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) Includes 3,951,521 shares held as sole trustee for the benefit of his
mother, 686,098 shares held as personal representative of the Estate of
Stephen Hassenfeld, 368,599 shares held as sole trustee of a trust for Mr.
Hassenfeld's benefit and presently exercisable options to purchase 183,750
shares. Mr. Hassenfeld has sole voting and investment authority with respect
to all shares except those described in the following sentence, as to which
he shares voting and investment authority. Also includes 270,000 shares
owned by The Hassenfeld Foundation, of which Mr. Hassenfeld is an officer
and director, as to which shares Mr. Hassenfeld disclaims beneficial
ownership, and 68,541 shares held as one of the trustees of a trust for the
benefit of his mother and her grandchildren.
(3) These shares are owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc.
("Time Warner"). In December 1992, Time Warner sold in a public offering
approximately $1.65 billion (principal amount at maturity) of Liquid Yield
OptionTM Zero Coupon -- Senior Notes due 2012 ("LYONSTM"). Each LYON, whose
original issue price was $292.04 and whose principal amount at maturity will
be $1,000, is exchangeable at the option of the holder for 7.301 shares of
the Common Stock of the Company owned by Time Warner. Time Warner may elect
to deliver cash in lieu of Common Stock to any LYON holder who elects to
exchange a LYON for Common Stock. The LYONS are not redeemable, and no LYON
holder may elect to cause Time Warner to repurchase any LYON, prior to
December 17, 1997. Time Warner retains sole voting and investment authority
over these shares.
(4) All but 57,657 of these shares are owned by Oppenheimer Capital, a
registered investment adviser. Oppenheimer Capital and certain other
subsidiaries of Oppenheimer Group, Inc. share voting and dispositive power
with respect to all of these shares with certain investment advisory clients
or discretionary accounts. Oppenheimer Group, Inc., its parent, Oppenheimer
& Co. L.P. and other subsidiaries of Oppenheimer Group, Inc. not owning
shares of the Company's Common Stock, disclaim beneficial ownership of these
shares.
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(5) Ruane Cuniff & Co., Inc., a broker dealer and investment advisor, has the
sole voting authority over 5,190,385 shares and no voting authority over
1,549,942 shares. It shares investment authority as to 3,762,600 shares and
has sole investment authority over 2,977,727 shares.
(6) Certain operating subsidiaries of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. exercise
investment discretion over various institutional accounts which hold
4,865,460 shares. Capital Guardian Trust Company, a bank, and one of such
operating companies, exercises sole investment discretion over 985,890 of
said shares. Capital Research and Management Company and Capital
International, Inc., registered investment advisors, and Capital
International S.A., another operating subsidiary, have sole investment
discretion with respect to 3,869,660, 5,220 and 4,670 shares, respectively.
These operating subsidiaries have sole voting power over an aggregate of
603,200 shares and have no voting power with respect to 4,262,260 of such
shares. Includes shares issuable upon conversion of an aggregate of
$10,890,000 principal amount of the Company's 6% Convertible Subordinated
Notes due 1998.
Security Ownership of Management
The following table sets forth information, as of March 16, 1995, with
respect to the ownership of the Common Stock (the only class of outstanding
equity securities of the Company) by each director of the Company, each nominee
for election as director, each named executive officer and by all directors and
executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole
voting and investment authority.
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COMMON PERCENT OF
NAME OF DIRECTOR, NOMINEE OR EXECUTIVE OFFICER(1) STOCK CLASS
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Barry J. Alperin(2)..................................................... 156,749 *
Alan R. Batkin(3)....................................................... 1,750 *
George R. Ditomassi, Jr. (4)............................................ 134,971 *
Harold P. Gordon(5)..................................................... 1,750 *
Alex Grass(6)........................................................... 12,411 *
Alan G. Hassenfeld (7).................................................. 8,085,973 9.2
Sylvia K. Hassenfeld(8)................................................. 309,196 *
Claudine B. Malone(9)................................................... 1,200 *
Morris W. Offit......................................................... -- --
John T. O'Neill (10).................................................... 100,049 *
Norma T. Pace (11)...................................................... 1,690 *
E. John Rosenwald, Jr.(12).............................................. 91,000 *
Carl Spielvogel(13)..................................................... 19,867 *
Henry Taub(14).......................................................... 4,000 *
Preston Robert Tisch(15)................................................ 2,500 *
Alfred J. Verrecchia(16)................................................ 329,658 *
Paul Wolfowitz.......................................................... -- --
All Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers as a Group
(includes 26 persons)(17)............................................. 9,386,039 10.6
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* Less than one percent.
(1) Information in this table is based upon information furnished by each
director, nominee and executive officer.
(2) Represents presently exercisable options granted under the Company's
employee stock option plans.
(3) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 1,206 shares deemed to be held in Mr. Batkin's
stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(4) Includes presently exercisable options granted under the Company's employee
stock option plans to purchase 122,799 shares.
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(5) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 1,280 shares deemed to be held in Mr. Gordon's
stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(6) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 7,500 shares owned by the spouse of Mr. Grass, as
to which Mr. Grass disclaims beneficial ownership, and 1,083 shares deemed
to be held in Mr. Grass' stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation
Plan.
(7) See note (2) to the immediately preceding table.
(8) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares and 270,000 shares owned by The Hassenfeld Foundation, of which Mrs.
Hassenfeld is an officer and director, and as to the shares of which she
disclaims beneficial ownership. Does not include the shares of Common Stock
held in trust for Mrs. Hassenfeld's benefit referred to in note (2) to the
immediately preceding table or 180 shares deemed to be held in Mrs.
Hassenfeld's stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(9) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 180 shares deemed to be held in Ms. Malone's stock
unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(10) Includes presently exercisable options granted under the Company's employee
stock option plans to purchase 98,549 shares.
(11) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 733 shares deemed to be held in Mrs. Pace's stock
unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(12) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include shares held by The Bear Stearns Companies Inc. in
an investment account. Mr. Rosenwald is Vice Chairman of The Bear Stearns
Companies Inc. Also does not include 1,407 shares deemed to be held in Mr.
Rosenwald's stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(13) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 540 shares deemed to be held in Mr. Spielvogel's
stock unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(14) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 1,045 shares deemed to be held in Mr. Taub's stock
unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(15) Includes options exercisable within sixty days hereof granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plan for Non-employee Directors to purchase 1,000
shares. Does not include 180 shares deemed to be held in Mr. Tisch's stock
unit account under the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(16) Includes presently exercisable options granted under the Company's employee
stock option plans to purchase 252,249 shares. Does not include 67,500
shares owned by Mr. Verrecchia's spouse, 1,875 shares owned by one of Mr.
Verrecchia's daughters, 1,350 shares owned by Mr. Verrecchia as trustee of
a trust for another of his daughters and 525 shares owned directly by that
daughter, and 1,350 shares owned by Mr. Verrecchia as trustee of a trust
for a third daughter and 525 shares owned directly by that daughter, as to
which in each case Mr. Verrecchia disclaims beneficial ownership.
(17) Includes 8,969,573 shares with respect to which all directors and executive
officers as a group have sole voting and investment power, 416,466 shares
with respect to which they have shared voting and/or investment power, and
1,126,049 shares purchasable by directors and executive officers upon
exercise of presently exercisable options, or options exercisable within
sixty days hereof, granted under the Company's stock option plans.
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act
Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act, requires the Company's directors and
executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered
class of the Company's equity securities, to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and the American Stock Exchange initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of Common Stock and other equity securities
of the Company. Executive officers, directors and greater than ten-percent
shareholders are required by regulation promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
forms they file.
To the Company's knowledge, based solely on review of the copies of such
reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other
reports were required during the last fiscal year ended December 25, 1994, all
Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and
greater than ten-percent beneficial owners were complied with.
RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF AUDITORS
(Proposal No. 3)
The Board, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee of the Board, has
selected KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent certified public accountants, to
audit the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1995. KPMG Peat Marwick LLP has acted as independent
certified public accountants for the Company since 1964 and has advised that
neither it nor any of its members has any direct financial interest or any
material indirect financial interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
nor any connection with the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the past
three years other than as an independent certified public accountant and in
furnishing certain related services. A representative of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting, will have the opportunity to
make a statement, if so desired, and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
PROPOSAL NO. 3 IS THE RATIFICATION OF SUCH SELECTION AND THE BOARD
RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THIS PROPOSAL.
OTHER BUSINESS
Management knows of no other matters that may be presented to the Annual
Meeting. However, if any other matter properly comes before the meeting, or any
adjournment thereof, it is intended that Proxies in the accompanying form will
be voted in accordance with the judgment of the persons named therein.
PROPOSALS BY HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK
Any proposal which a shareholder of the Company wishes to have considered
for inclusion in the proxy statement and proxy relating to the Company's 1996
Annual Meeting must be received by the Company at its executive offices no later
than December 4, 1995. The address of the Company's executive offices is 1027
Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 02862.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
A copy of the Annual Report of the Company for the fiscal year ended
December 25, 1994 accompanies this Proxy Statement.
COST OF SOLICITATION
The cost of soliciting Proxies in the accompanying form has been or will be
borne by the Company. In addition to solicitation by mail, arrangements may be
made with brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to
send proxies and proxy material to their principals and the Company may
reimburse them for any attendant expenses.
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It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting. If you are
unable to be present in person, you are respectfully requested to mark, sign and
date the enclosed Proxy and return it in the pre-addressed envelope as promptly
as possible. No postage is required if mailed in the United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Donald M. Robbins
Secretary
Dated: April 3, 1995
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
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APPENDIX A
HASBRO, INC.
STOCK INCENTIVE PERFORMANCE PLAN
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of the Stock Incentive Performance Plan (the "Plan") is to
advance the interests of Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro") and to increase shareholder
value by providing Employees with a proprietary interest in the growth and
performance of Hasbro and with incentives for continued service with Hasbro, its
subsidiaries and affiliates.
2. TERM
The Plan shall be effective upon approval thereof by the shareholders of
Hasbro on May 10, 1995 and shall remain in effect until December 31, 2000 unless
sooner terminated by Hasbro's Board of Directors (the "Board"). After
termination of the Plan, no future awards may be granted but previously made
awards shall remain outstanding in accordance with their applicable terms and
conditions and the terms and conditions of the Plan.
3. PLAN ADMINISTRATION
A committee (the "Committee") appointed by the Board shall be responsible
for administering the Plan. The Committee shall be comprised of two or more
members of the Board who qualify to administer this Plan as contemplated by Rule
16b-3 or any successor rule ("Rule 16b-3") under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "1934 Act") and Section 162(m) and the rules and regulations
(including any then current proposed and/or transitional rules or regulations)
promulgated thereunder ("Section 162(m)") under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Committee shall have full and exclusive power
to interpret, construe and implement the Plan and any rules, regulations,
guidelines or agreements adopted hereunder and to adopt, alter and repeal such
rules, regulations and guidelines for carrying out the Plan as it may deem
necessary or proper. These powers shall include, but not be limited to, (i)
determination of the type or types of awards to be granted under the Plan; (ii)
determination of the terms and conditions of any awards under the Plan
(including, but not limited to, the option or award price, any vesting
restrictions or forfeiture provisions (including, but not limited to, the power
to accelerate any vesting restrictions and waive, in whole or in part, any
forfeiture provisions) and the term of the award (including, but not limited to,
the power to extend the term of any award)); (iii) determination of whether to
adjust other terms and conditions, at any time or from time to time, of any
award, including with respect to performance goals and measurements applicable
to performance-based awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan; (iv)
determination of to what extent and under what circumstances shares and other
amounts payable with respect to an award shall be deferred; (v) determination of
whether, to what extent and under what circumstances awards may be settled, paid
or exercised in cash, shares, other securities, or other awards, or other
property, or canceled, forfeited or suspended; (vi) adoption of modifications,
amendments, procedures, subplans and the like as are necessary to comply with
provisions of the laws of other countries in which the Company may operate in
order to assure the viability of awards granted under the Plan and to enable
participants employed in such other countries to receive advantages and benefits
under the Plan and such laws; (vii) subject to the rights of participants,
modification, change, amendment or cancellation of any award to correct an
administrative error; and (viii) taking any other action the Committee deems
necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. In making any
determination under the Plan, the Committee shall be entitled to rely on
reports, opinions or statements of officers or employees of the Company as well
as those of counsel, public accountants and other professional or expert
persons. All determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with
respect to the Plan or any award by the Committee shall be final, conclusive and
binding upon all parties, including without limitation, the Company, any
Employee and any other person with rights to any award under the Plan and no
member of the Committee shall be subject to individual liability with respect to
the Plan. The Committee shall act only by a majority of its members then in
office, except the Committee may delegate to
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any one or more directors of the Company who are also officers of the Company
any or all of its duties, powers and authority under the Plan pursuant to such
conditions or limitations as the Committee may establish, except that only the
Committee may make any determinations regarding Employees who are subject to
Section 16 of the 1934 Act.
4. ELIGIBILITY
Any Employee of the Company shall be eligible to receive an award under the
Plan, as the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine from time to time,
except that no director who is not employed by the Company shall be eligible to
receive any awards under the Plan. In this Plan, the term "Employee" shall have
the same definition as that set forth in General Instruction A to Form S-8
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the term "Company"
shall mean Hasbro and any entity that is directly or indirectly controlled by
Hasbro.
5. SHARES OF STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
The aggregate number and class of shares which may be made the subject of
awards granted pursuant to the Plan is Four Million Three Hundred Thousand
(4,300,000) shares of common stock of Hasbro, par value $.50 per share (the
"Common Stock"), subject in each case to adjustment as provided in Section 6,
provided, however, that the number of shares which may be made the subject of
awards granted to any one individual shall not exceed One Million (1,000,000)
and the number of shares which may be made the subject of stock awards pursuant
to Section 7(c) shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand (500,000). Such shares
may be made available from authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock or
shares of Common Stock held in Hasbro's treasury. If any shares subject to an
award are forfeited, cancelled or reacquired by the Company (including, but not
limited to, any stock option or stock appreciation right ("SAR") which is not
exercised in full) and the participant did not receive any benefits of ownership
in such shares (other than voting rights or dividends that may have accumulated
but due to forfeiture, cancellation or reacquisition were never realized by the
participant), shares subject to such award shall again be available for
distribution in connection with awards under the Plan. In addition, where an SAR
or other award is settled in cash or any form other than shares, then the shares
covered by these settlements shall not be deemed issued and shall remain
available for issuance under the Plan. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to
the contrary, any shares that are issued by the Company, and any awards that are
granted by, or become obligations of, the Company, through the assumption by the
Company of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an
acquired company shall not be counted against the shares available for issuance
under the Plan and the terms and conditions of any such awards shall be the
original terms and conditions thereof as adjusted by or pursuant to the
acquisition agreement.
6. ADJUSTMENTS AND REORGANIZATIONS
The Committee may make such adjustments as it deems appropriate to meet the
intent of the Plan in the event of changes that impact the Company's share price
or share status, provided that any such actions are consistently and equitably
applicable to all affected participants.
In the event of any stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of
shares, merger, consolidation, spin-off or other distribution (other than normal
cash dividends) of Company assets to shareholders, or any other change affecting
shares, such adjustments, if any, as the Committee in its discretion may deem
appropriate to reflect such change shall be made with respect to (i) the
aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Plan; (ii) the number of
shares subject to awards under the Plan; and/or (iii) the price per share for
any outstanding stock options, SARs and other awards under the Plan.
7. AWARDS
The Committee shall determine the type or types of award(s) to be made to
each participant under the Plan and shall approve the terms and conditions
governing these awards in accordance with Section 12. Awards may include but are
not limited to those listed in this Section 7. Awards may be granted singly, in
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combination or in tandem (i.e. so that the settlement or payment of one
automatically reduces or cancels the other). Awards may also be made in
combination or in tandem with, in replacement of, as alternatives to, or as the
payment form for, grants or rights under any other employee or compensation plan
of the Company, including the plan of any acquired entity.
(a) Stock Option -- is a grant of a right to purchase a specified number of
shares of Common Stock during a specified period at a specified or determinable
price. The purchase price of each option shall be not less than the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock subject to the stock option on the date of grant. A
stock option may be exercised in whole or in installments, which may be
cumulative. A stock option may be in the form of an incentive stock option which
complies with Section 422 or any successor Section or rule ("Section 422") of
the Code and the regulations thereunder, at the time of grant ("ISO") or it may
be a non-qualified option. To the extent that any stock option is not designated
as an ISO or even if so designated does not qualify as an ISO, it shall
constitute a non-qualified stock option. In the case of an ISO, the amount of
aggregate fair market value of the shares (determined at the time of grant of
the option pursuant to the Plan) with respect to which ISOs are exercisable for
the first time by a participant during any calendar year (under all such plans
of the participant's employer corporation and its parent and subsidiary
corporations) shall not exceed $100,000. It is the intent of the Company that
stock options designated as ISOs granted under the Plan be consistent with and
contain or be deemed to contain all provisions required under Section 422, and
that any ambiguities in construction shall be interpreted in order to effectuate
such intent.
The price at which shares of Common Stock may be purchased under a stock
option shall be paid in full at the time of the exercise in cash or such other
method as provided by the Committee at the time of grant in the award agreement,
including, but not limited to, tendering Common Stock or surrendering a stock
award, valued in each case, at Fair Market Value on the date of tender or
surrender, surrendering a cash award, or any combination thereof.
(b) Stock Appreciation Right -- is a right to receive a payment, in cash
and/or Common Stock, as determined by the Committee, equal to all or part of the
excess of the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock
on the date the SAR is exercised over the exercise or designated price of the
SAR as set forth in the applicable award agreement, which shall not be less than
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the stock appreciation
right on the date of grant. The Committee, in its discretion, may grant a
participant the right to receive from the Company all or a portion of the tax
liability incurred or to be incurred by a participant as a result of awards made
to or settled by him or her hereunder on such terms and conditions as the
Committee may determine.
(c) Stock Award -- is an award made in shares of Common Stock or
denominated in units of shares of Common Stock. All or part of any stock award
may be subject to conditions established by the Committee, and set forth in the
award agreement, which may include, but are not limited to, continuous service
with the Company, achievement of specific business objectives, and other
measurements of individual, business unit or Company performance.
(d) Cash Award -- is an award denominated in cash that would constitute a
"derivative security", for purposes of Rule 16b-3, if not awarded pursuant to a
plan satisfying the provisions of Rule 16b-3. The payment of a cash award may be
subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be established by the
Committee, and as set forth in the award agreement, including, but not limited
to, continuous service with the Company, achievement of specific business
objectives, and other measurement of individual, business unit or Company
performance. A cash award may be made by the Committee, in its discretion, in
respect of all or a portion of the tax liability incurred or to be incurred by a
participant as a result of awards made to or settled by him or her under the
Plan.
In the case of the grant of stock awards or cash awards to executive
officers of the Company designated by the Committee as "covered employees" under
Section 162(m), the Committee shall designate, within the time period required
by Section 162(m), a performance goal, which shall be based on the Company's Net
Earnings, as defined below, for the period of time designated by the Committee
at the time of grant of the award. The percentage vesting of the stock award
and/or cash award, and any related payments for tax liability in connection
therewith, which shall in each case be based on the percentage of the
performance goal
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achieved, shall be determined by the Committee at the time of grant of the award
and paid in accordance with Section 162(m). For purposes hereof, "Net Earnings"
for a fiscal year shall be the consolidated net earnings of the Company and its
subsidiaries, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis, exclusive of (a) changes in accounting
principles, (b) all extraordinary items of income and expense, (c) all material
restructuring expenses, (d) the results of operations of acquisitions
consummated during the fiscal year and (e) all material non-recurring and
non-budgeted items of income and expense. The Committee shall have the full
power and authority in its sole discretion to reduce, or to refuse to make (but
not to increase), any vesting of stock awards or payments of cash awards payable
as a result of the achievement of a designated percentage of a performance goal.
8. DIVIDENDS AND DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS
The Committee may provide that awards denominated in stock earn dividends
or dividend equivalents. Such dividend equivalents may be paid currently or may
be credited to an account established by the Committee under the Plan in the
name of the participant. In addition, dividends or dividend equivalents paid on
outstanding awards or issued shares may be credited to such account rather than
paid currently. Any crediting of dividends or dividend equivalents may be
subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Committee may establish,
including, but not limited to, reinvestment in additional shares or share
equivalents.
9. DEFERRALS AND SETTLEMENTS
Payment of awards may be in the form of cash, shares, other awards, or in
combinations thereof as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant, and
with such restrictions as it may impose. The Committee may also require or
permit participants to elect to defer the issuance of shares or the settlement
of awards in cash under such rules and procedures as it may establish under the
Plan. It may also provide that deferred settlements include the payment or
crediting of interest on the deferral amounts or the payment or crediting of
dividend equivalents on deferred settlements denominated in shares.
10. FAIR MARKET VALUE
Fair Market Value for purposes of the Plan shall mean the average of the
high and low sales prices of the Common Stock as reported in The Wall Street
Journal for the American Exchange Composite Transactions or similar successor
consolidated transactions reports for the relevant date (or the comparable
consolidated transaction reports for any other national securities exchange or
NASDAQ National Market Issues, if Hasbro Common Stock is admitted for trading or
quotation on said exchange or market), or, if no sales of Common Stock were made
on said exchange or market on that date, the average of the high and low prices
of Common Stock as reported in said composite transactions report for the
preceding day on which sales of Common Stock were made on said exchange or
market. If Hasbro's Common Stock is not then trading on an exchange or quoted in
NASDAQ National Market Issues, then Fair Market Value shall be the mean between
the bid and asked prices for the relevant over-the-counter transaction on such
date, or if there are not such transactions, then Fair Market Value shall be
determined in good faith by the Committee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for
purposes of valuing shares delivered to the Company by a participant in payment
of the exercise price of an option pursuant to Section 7 hereof and shares
delivered or withheld in payment of applicable tax withholding pursuant to
Section 14 hereof, if the participant sells, on a national securities exchange,
or on NASDAQ or over-the-counter, the shares acquired on the same day as the
date of exercise, the Committee shall have the discretion to deem the "Fair
Market Value" of the shares so delivered or withheld to be the actual sales
price of the shares so sold. Under no circumstances shall Fair Market Value be
less than the par value of the Common Stock.
11. TRANSFERABILITY AND EXERCISABILITY
All awards under the Plan will be nontransferable and shall not be
assignable, alienable, saleable or otherwise transferable by the participant
other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a
qualified domestic relations order as defined by the Code or Title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or the rules thereunder, unless
otherwise determined by the Committee consistent with
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Rule 16b-3 and Section 422. During the life of the participant, awards under the
Plan shall be exercisable only by him or her or by his or her guardian or legal
representative.
12. AWARD AGREEMENTS
Awards under the Plan shall be evidenced by an agreement as shall be
approved by the Committee that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations
of an award. The Committee may amend agreements theretofore entered into, either
prospectively or retroactively, including, but not limited to, the acceleration
of vesting of an award, and the extension of time to exercise an award, except
that, no such amendment shall affect the award in a materially adverse manner
without the consent of the participant.
13. PLAN AMENDMENT
The Committee may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan at any time, except
that no such amendment which would cause the Plan not to comply with Rule 16b-3
as in effect at the time of amendment shall be made without the approval of the
Company's shareholders and no such amendment shall be made without the approval
of the Company's shareholders to the extent such approval is required by law. No
such amendment shall affect any outstanding awards in a materially adverse
manner under the Plan without the consent of the holders thereof.
14. TAX WITHHOLDING
The Company shall have the right to deduct from any settlement of an award
made under the Plan, including the delivery or vesting of shares, an amount
sufficient to cover withholding required by law for any federal, state, local or
foreign taxes or to take such other action as may be necessary to satisfy any
such withholding obligations including, but not limited to, requiring the
payment by the participant to the Company of any such amounts. The Committee may
permit a participant to deliver shares or permit the participant to direct the
Company that shares be withheld to satisfy required tax withholding and such
shares shall be valued at the Fair Market Value as of the settlement date of the
applicable award and the Committee shall determine the timing and other terms
and conditions in which the use of shares to satisfy tax withholding may take
place.
15. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
If the Committee determines that such action is advisable, the Company may
assist any person to whom an award has been granted in obtaining financing from
the Company or from a bank or other third party, on such terms as are determined
by the Committee, and in such amount as is required to accomplish the purposes
of the Plan, including, but not limited to, to permit the exercise of an award
and/or the payment of any taxes in respect thereof. Such assistance may take any
form that the Committee deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, a
direct loan from the Company, a guarantee of the obligation by the Company, or
the maintenance by the Company of deposits with such bank or third party.
16. CHANGE IN CONTROL
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, the following shall
apply to all outstanding awards granted under the Plan:
(a) DEFINITIONS -- The following definitions shall apply to this Section:
A "Change in Control", unless otherwise defined by the Committee, shall
mean:
A. The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) of beneficial
ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act)
of 20% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of Common Stock of
Hasbro (the "Outstanding Common Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power
of the then outstanding voting securities of Hasbro entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the "Outstanding Voting
Securities"); provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change of Control: (i) any acquisition directly from Hasbro or
any of its subsidiaries, (ii) any acquisition by Hasbro or any of
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its subsidiaries, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or
related trust) sponsored or maintained by Hasbro or any of its
subsidiaries, (iv) any acquisition by Alan or Sylvia Hassenfeld, members of
their respective immediate families, or heirs of Alan or Sylvia Hassenfeld
or of any member of their respective immediate families, the Sylvia
Hassenfeld Trust, the Merrill Hassenfeld Trust, the Alan Hassenfeld Trust,
the Hassenfeld Foundation, any trust or foundation established by or for
the primary benefit of any of the foregoing or controlled by one or more of
any of the foregoing, or any affiliates or associates (as such terms are
defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the 1934 Act) of any of the
foregoing or (v) any acquisition by any corporation with respect to which,
following such acquisition, more than 60% of, respectively, the then
outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of
the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively,
of the Outstanding Common Stock and the Outstanding Voting Securities
immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions
as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the
Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may
be; or
B. Individuals who, as the effective date of the Plan constitute the
Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to constitute at least a
majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a
director subsequent to the effective date of the Plan whose election, or
nomination for election by the Company's shareholders, was approved by a
vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent
Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the
Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose
initial assumption of office occurs as a result of either an actual or
threatened election contest (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of
Regulation 14A promulgated under the 1934 Act) or other actual or
threatened solicitation of proxies or consents; or
C. Approval by the shareholders of Hasbro of a reorganization, merger
or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which all or substantially
all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Common Stock and Outstanding Voting
Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or
consolidation do not, following such reorganization, merger or
consolidation, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 60% of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the
corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation in
substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to
such reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding Common
Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be; or
D. Approval by the shareholders of Hasbro of (i) a complete
liquidation or dissolution of Hasbro or (ii) the sale or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the assets of Hasbro, other than to a
corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other
disposition, more than 60% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of
common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly
or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities
who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Common
Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or
other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership,
immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding
Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be.
"CIC Price" shall mean the higher of (1) the highest price paid for a share
of Common Stock in the transaction or series of transactions pursuant to which a
Change in Control of the Company shall have occurred, or (2) the highest
reported sales price of a share of Common Stock during the 60 day period
immediately preceding the date upon which the event constituting a Change in
Control shall have occurred. To the extent that the consideration paid in any
transaction or series of transactions described in (1) above consists in whole
or in part of non-cash consideration, the value of such non-cash consideration
shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board.
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(b) ACCELERATION OF VESTING AND PAYMENT OF STOCK AWARDS, STOCK OPTIONS,
SARS AND CASH AWARDS
(1) Upon the occurrence of an event constituting a Change in Control, all
stock awards (and related dividends or dividend equivalents, if any), stock
options, SARs and cash awards outstanding on such date shall become 100% vested
and shall be paid in cash to the participant as soon as may be practicable. Upon
such payment, such stock awards, stock options, SARs and cash awards shall be
cancelled.
(2) The amount of cash to be paid shall be determined by multiplying the
number of such awards, as the case may be, by (i) in the case of stock awards,
the CIC Price, (ii) in the case of stock options, the difference between the
exercise price per share and the CIC Price, if higher, (iii) in the case of
SARs, the difference between the exercise or designated price per share and the
CIC Price, if higher; (iv) in the case of cash awards where the performance
period, if any, has not been completed upon the occurrence of a Change in
Control, the maximum value of such awards as determined by the Committee at the
time of grant, without regard to the performance criteria, if any, applicable to
such award; and (v) in the case of cash awards where the performance period, if
any, has been completed on or prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control,
the value of such award as determined in accordance with the award agreement. In
addition, all accrued dividends and dividend equivalents or interest accrued on
deferred settlements shall be paid.
(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections (1) and (2), unless the
Committee shall determine otherwise, all awards held by an officer or director
subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act which have been outstanding less than six
months (or such other period as may then be required by Rule 16b-3) (the
"Holding Period") upon the occurrence of a Change in Control shall become 100%
vested but shall not be cancelled until the day following expiration of the
Holding Period, and, for the purposes of determining payment upon such
cancellation, the Fair Market Value on the date of cancellation, if higher,
shall be used in lieu of the CIC Price.
(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsections (1), (2) and (3), unless the
Committee shall determine otherwise, if the exercise or designated price of a
stock option or SAR, as the case may be, exceeds the CIC Price or the Fair
Market Value on the day following expiration of the Holding Period, as the case
may be, such stock option or SAR, as the case may be, shall be 100% vested but
shall not be cancelled.
17. OPTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SHARES SURRENDERED TO EXERCISE OPTIONS
The Committee, in its discretion, may provide at the time of the award or
subsequent thereto, in the award agreement granting an option pursuant to
Section 12 hereunder, or in a separate agreement, that in the event a
participant exercises an option, making payment of the option price by an
exchange of shares of Common Stock previously owned by the participant for at
least six months, in the manner permitted by the Committee pursuant to Section 7
hereof, such participant shall automatically be issued a new option to purchase
additional shares equal to the number of shares of previously owned Common Stock
so exchanged. Such new option shall have an option price equal to not less than
the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date such new option is
granted, and shall have an exercise period which commences one year from the
date of grant of the new option and expires on the same date as did that of the
original option exercised pursuant to the exchange.
18. UNFUNDED PLAN
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Plan shall be unfunded
and shall not create (or be construed to create) a trust or a separate fund or
funds. The Plan shall not establish any fiduciary relationship between the
Company and any participant or other person. To the extent any person holds any
rights by virtue of a grant awarded under the Plan, such right (unless otherwise
determined by the Committee) shall be no greater than the right of an unsecured
general creditor of the Company.
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19. RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
At the time of grant of any award or acceleration of any vesting term, the
Committee may provide that shares received as a result of such grant or
accelerated vesting shall be subject to a right of first refusal pursuant to
which the participant shall be required to offer to the Company any shares that
the participant wishes to sell at a price no greater than the then Fair Market
Value of the shares, subject to such other terms and conditions as the Committee
may specify.
20. MISCELLANEOUS
No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an award under the
Plan, and no participant shall have any right by reason of the grant of any
award under the Plan to continued employment by the Company. Determinations made
by the Committee under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made selectively
among eligible individuals under the Plan, whether or not such eligible
individuals are similarly situated. No participant shall have any right with
respect to the Plan, or in any award, contingent or otherwise, until written
evidence of the award shall have been delivered to the recipient and all the
terms, conditions and provisions of the Plan and the award applicable to such
recipient have been met. A participant shall have no rights as a shareholder
until he or she becomes the holder of record.
21. GENERAL RESTRICTION
Each award shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the
Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, that the listing,
registration or qualification of any award under the Plan upon any securities
exchange or under any state, federal or foreign law, or the consent or approval
of any government regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of,
or in connection with, the granting of such award or the exercise or settlement
thereof, no such award may be exercised or settled in whole or in part unless
such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been
effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee. The
Committee may require each participant purchasing or receiving shares pursuant
to an award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such
participant is acquiring the shares without a view to the distribution thereof.
All certificates for shares, or other securities delivered under the Plan shall
be subject to such stock transfer stop orders and other restrictions as the
Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the
Common Stock is then listed and any applicable state, federal, or foreign law,
and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such
certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
22. GOVERNING LAW
The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any actions taken or
relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the
state of Rhode Island and applicable federal law.
23. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
The Plan shall be binding on all successors and permitted assigns of a
participant, including, but not limited to, the estate of such participant and
the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, the guardian or legal
representative of the participant.
24. EFFECT ON THE COMPANY'S 1992 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN AND OTHER COMPENSATION
ARRANGEMENTS
The adoption of the Plan shall have no effect on awards made or to be made
pursuant to the Company's existing 1992 Stock Incentive Plan and other
compensation arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the
Company from adopting other or additional compensation plans or arrangements for
its employees.
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HASBRO, INC.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders - May 10, 1995
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement of Hasbro, Inc. (the "Company") and hereby
appoints BARRY J. ALPERIN, ALAN G. HASSENFELD and ALFRED J. VERRECCHIA and each
of them, with full power of substitution to each of them, as attorneys and
proxies to appear and vote all of the shares of Common Stock standing in the
name of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company,
to be held on May 10, 1995 at 10:00 A.M. at the New York offices of the
Company, 32 West 23rd Street, New York, New York, and at any adjournments
thereof.
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" PROPOSALS 1, 2
AND 3 AND IN SUPPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME
BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS THEREOF.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN AND DATE ON REVERSE SIDE AND PROMPTLY MAIL IN ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.
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--- Please mark
X votes as in
--- this example
The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" proposals 1, 2 and 3.
1. Election of Directors
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For Terms Expiring in 1998 - Alan R. Batkin, Claudine B. FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Malone, Morris W. Offit, Carl Spielvogel, Henry Taub
and Paul Wolfowitz 2. Approval of Stock Incentive --- --- ---
Performance Plan.
--- --- ---
For Term Expiring in 1996 - Barry J. Alperin
3. Ratification of the selection --- --- ---
FOR WITHHELD of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP as
--- --- independent accountants of the --- --- ---
Company for the 1995 fiscal year.
--- ---
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<S> <C> <C>
MARK HERE ---
-------------------------------------- FOR ADDRESS
For all nominees except as noted above CHANGE AND ---
NOTE AT LEFT
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<S> <C>
Sign exactly as name[s] appear hereon. When signing is a
representative capacity, please give full title as such.
If more than one name is shown, including the case of joint
tenants, each party should sign.
Signature Date
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Signature Date
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