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[LONE STAR INDUSTRIES LOGO]
300 First Stamford Place
Stamford, CT 06912-0014
203-969-8600
March 29, 1999
Dear Stockholder,
On behalf of the Lone Star Board of Directors, I cordially invite you to
attend the Company's 1999 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday,
May 13, 1999, commencing at 10:00 a.m. in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Old
Greenwich, Connecticut.
The business to be considered and voted upon at the meeting is explained in
the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement.
Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares that you own. I
urge you to read the Proxy Statement and then complete, sign and date the
enclosed proxy card and return it in the envelope provided as soon as possible,
even if you currently plan to attend the meeting. Returning the proxy card will
not prevent you from voting in person, but will assure that your vote is
counted.
Sincerely,
David W. Wallace
David W. Wallace
Chairman of the Board
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[LONE STAR INDUSTRIES LOGO]
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
STAMFORD, CT 06912-0014
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To the Stockholders:
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Lone Star Industries, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, will be held on Thursday, May 13, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. in
the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1800 East Putnam Avenue, Old Greenwich, Connecticut
06870 for the following purposes:
Proposal 1. To elect three directors for a three-year term ending in 2002.
Proposal 2. To increase the Company's authorized common stock from 50,000,000
shares to 75,000,000 shares.
Proposal 3. To ratify the appointment by the board of directors of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the Company for 1999.
Proposal 4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 1999 will be
entitled to vote at the meeting and at any adjournment thereof.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JAMES W. LANGHAM
Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
March 29, 1999
IMPORTANT
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON, YOU ARE URGED TO SIGN AND DATE
THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED SO THAT
YOUR STOCK MAY BE REPRESENTED AT THE MEETING.
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[LONE STAR INDUSTRIES LOGO]
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
300 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE
STAMFORD, CT 06912-0014
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PROXY STATEMENT
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, MAY 13, 1999
The enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors of Lone
Star Industries, Inc. ("Lone Star" or the "Company") in connection with the
annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Thursday, May 13, 1999, and is
being mailed to you on or about March 29, 1999. Only stockholders of record at
the close of business on March 19, 1999 will be entitled to notice of and to
vote at this meeting. As of that date, the Company had outstanding approximately
20,298,586 shares of common stock (all share numbers contained in this proxy
statement reflect the Company's recent two-for-one stock split). Each share of
common stock is entitled to one vote on all proposals. Neither the certificate
of incorporation nor the by-laws of the Company provide for cumulative voting of
stock.
Directors are elected by plurality vote. The affirmative vote of a majority
of the shares of common stock outstanding is required for the approval of
Proposal 2. The affirmative vote of a majority of those shares of common stock
represented and entitled to vote at the meeting is required for the approval of
Proposal 3. Both abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of
determining the presence or absence of a quorum, but broker non-votes on any
matter are not considered present and entitled to vote on that matter.
Consequently, only abstentions will have the effect of a vote against Proposal
3.
A stockholder executing and returning a proxy in the accompanying form has
the power to revoke such proxy by written notice to the Secretary of Lone Star
prior to the meeting or by attending the meeting and voting in person. All
proxies properly executed and returned to Lone Star will be voted at the
meeting. Proxies may be solicited by mail, telephone, telecopy or personally by
directors, officers and other employees of the Company and by Morrow & Co., 909
Third Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10022, which has been engaged for a
fee of $7,500 plus expenses for this purpose. The cost of soliciting proxies
will be paid by the Company.
PROPOSAL 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Lone Star's certificate of incorporation provides for the division of the
board of directors into three classes, with the directors in each class serving
for a term of three years. Each class of directors consists, as nearly as
possible, of one third of the number of directors constituting the entire board
of directors.
Since the terms of the directors of Class III expire at the 1999 annual
meeting, three Class III directors are to be elected to serve until the 2002
annual meeting and until their successors are elected and qualified. While the
board of directors has no reason to believe that any of the named nominees is
unavailable or will not serve if elected, if this occurs the proxies will be
voted for a substituted nominee selected by the board of directors or, at its
option, the board may reduce the number of its members.
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR (CLASS III)
Theodore F. Brophy, 75, has been a director since 1992 and is a member of
the executive and audit committees of the board. He has been a consultant and
director of various companies. Until May 1988,
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Mr. Brophy was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GTE Corporation, a
telecommunications company. In 1988, he was Chairman, United States Delegation
to the World Administrative Conference on Space Communications.
Robert G. Schwartz, 71, has been a director since 1994 and is a member of
the executive and compensation and stock option committees of the board. Mr.
Schwartz retired as Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in 1993, having
held these positions since 1989. He has continued as a director of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and is also a director of COMSAT
Corporation, Lowe's Companies, Inc., Mobil Corporation, Potlatch Corporation and
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., and a member of the Board of Trustees of
the Consolidated Edison Company of New York. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the
Business Council, a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development and a
director of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc.
Jack R. Wentworth, 70, has been a director since 1992 and is Chairman of
the compensation and stock option committee of the board. From 1984 to 1993, he
was Dean of the Graduate School of Business, and is Arthur M. Weimer Professor
Emeritus of Business Administration at Indiana University. Professor Wentworth
is also a director of Kimball International, Inc. and Market Facts, Inc.
CONTINUING DIRECTORS -- TERM TO EXPIRE 2000 (CLASS I)
Arthur B. Newman, 55, has been a director since 1994 and is a member of the
audit committee of the board. Since May 1991, he has been a senior managing
director of The Blackstone Group L.L.C., a private investment banking firm. Mr.
Newman is a director of Toys "R" Us, Inc.
Allen E. Puckett, 79, has been a director since 1976 and is Chairman of the
audit committee of the board. Since April 1987, he has been Chairman Emeritus of
Hughes Aircraft Company, a manufacturer of aerospace and missile systems, data
processing systems and industrial electronics equipment. From 1978 to 1987, he
was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Hughes Aircraft
Company. Dr. Puckett is also a director of the University of Southern
California, the Museum of Flying and the Center for Russian and Eurasian
Studies.
David W. Wallace, 75, has been a director since 1970 and has served as
Chairman of the Board of Lone Star since January 1991. He is also Chairman of
the executive committee of the board. Mr. Wallace is a director of The Northstar
Mutual Funds, a family of mutual funds, and The Emigrant Savings Bank.
CONTINUING DIRECTORS -- TERM TO EXPIRE 2001 (CLASS II)
James E. Bacon, 68, has been a director since 1992 and is a member of the
executive, audit and compensation and stock option committees of the board. He
is a private investor and consultant. From 1986 to 1990, he was Executive Vice
President and a Director of United States Trust Company, a bank holding company,
and a Trustee of United States Trust Company of New York. Mr. Bacon is a trustee
of the funds advised by Nuveen Institutional Advisory Corp.
William M. Troutman, 58, has been a director since 1992 and is a member of
the executive committee of the board. Since 1986, he has been President and,
since May 1997, Chief Executive Officer of Lone Star.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The board has standing audit, compensation and stock option and executive
committees.
The audit committee recommends the principal auditors of Lone Star,
consults with the principal auditors with regard to the plan of audit, reviews
the report of audit and the accompanying management letter, consults with the
principal auditors with regard to the adequacy of internal controls, and
consults with Lone Star's internal auditor on these matters.
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The compensation and stock option committee approves compensation
arrangements for senior management, approves and recommends to the board of
directors the adoption of any compensation plans in which officers and directors
are eligible to participate, and grants stock options and other benefits under
these plans.
The executive committee is empowered to exercise all of the authority of
the board of directors, except that it does not have the power to rescind any
action previously taken by the board of directors or to take certain actions
enumerated in the Company's by-laws (such as amending the Company's certificate
of incorporation, changing the Company's dividend policy or adopting an
agreement of merger or consolidation).
Lone Star has no nominating committee or other committee of the board
performing a similar function.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES
Five meetings of the board of directors, two meetings of the audit
committee, and three meetings of the compensation and stock option committee
were held during 1998. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate
number of meetings of the board and committees on which he served.
DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
All directors, other than Messrs. Wallace and Troutman, are compensated for
their services pursuant to the Lone Star Industries, Inc. Voluntary Deferred
Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan"). Under the Plan,
non-employee directors receive an annual retainer fee of 800 shares of common
stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances, and $10,000 in cash.
These retainer fees are paid quarterly in arrears. The Plan permits non-employee
directors to defer all or a part of the cash portion of their annual retainer
fee in an interest-bearing account (an "Interest Account"). Interest is credited
to the Interest Account at the prime rate, compounded monthly. The Plan also
permits participants to defer receipt of all or a part of the common stock
portion of their annual retainer fee in a stock equivalent account (the "Phantom
Share Account"). The Phantom Share Account contains phantom units, each of which
is equivalent in value to a share of common stock. Phantom units are credited
with dividends which are reinvested in additional phantom units. In addition to
these annual retainers, non-employee directors receive $1,000 for each board and
board committee meeting attended and $2,500 annually for any board committee
they chair.
Non-employee directors also are provided $100,000 of life insurance, and if
they leave service as a director after having served a minimum of five years,
are entitled to continued life insurance and they (or their estates) are
entitled to annual payments of $15,000 for 10 years after the date they leave
service (the "Director Deferred Compensation"). Having served as a director for
more than five years prior to becoming an employee of Lone Star, Mr. Wallace is
entitled to the Director Deferred Compensation and the continuation of his life
insurance.
The Company's Directors Stock Option Plan provides for the grant to
non-employee directors of options to purchase up to 100,000 shares of common
stock, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. Under this plan, each
non-employee director annually is granted a ten-year option to purchase 2,000
shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of a
share of common stock on the date of grant. All such options vest six months
from the date of grant. The plan is administered by the board of directors and
expires on March 10, 2004.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table shows, for the three fiscal years ended December 31,
1998, the compensation paid by the Company to its Chief Executive Officer and
four other most highly paid executive officers.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION AWARDS PAYOUTS
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(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i)
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
OTHER SECURITIES ALL
ANNUAL RESTRICTED UNDERLYING OTHER
COMPENSATION STOCK OPTIONS/ LTIP COMPENSATION
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR SALARY BONUS(1) (2) AWARD(S) SARS PAYOUTS (3)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
David W. Wallace............. 1998 $213,500 $210,000 -- -- -- -- $ 28,071
Chairman of the Board 1997 204,166 200,000 -- -- -- -- 27,019
1996 170,833 75,000 -- -- -- -- 465,489
William M. Troutman.......... 1998 406,667 400,000 -- -- -- -- 19,630
President and Chief 1997 382,788 350,000 -- -- -- -- 88,134
Executive Officer 1996 306,250 137,500 -- -- -- -- 477,948
Roger J. Campbell............ 1998 193,167 190,000 -- -- -- -- 13,686
Vice President -- 1997 187,083 185,000 -- -- -- -- 13,660
Cement Operations 1996 176,250 85,000 -- -- -- -- 65,909
Michael W. Puckett........... 1998 183,000 180,000 -- -- -- -- 11,842
Vice President -- Cement 1997 177,083 175,000 -- -- -- -- 12,231
Sales and Concrete
Operations 1996 166,250 80,000 -- -- -- -- 33,339
William E. Roberts........... 1998 188,083 185,000 -- -- -- -- 10,833
Vice President, Chief 1997 179,166 175,000 -- -- -- -- 10,319
Financial Officer,
Controller 1996 166,250 80,000 -- -- -- -- 384,282
and Treasurer
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(1) Bonuses under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan are paid during the
first quarter of the year following the year for which the bonuses are
earned.
(2) Perquisites and other personal benefits were less than either $50,000 or 10%
of the total annual salary and bonus for 1996, 1997 and 1998 for each of the
named executive officers.
(3) Other Compensation in 1996 consisted principally of (i) a one-time
nonrecurring payment by Rosebud Holdings, Inc., the Company's liquidating
subsidiary, under the Rosebud Incentive Plan, which was established with the
approval of the Company's creditors and the bankruptcy court in connection
with the Company's emergence from bankruptcy in 1994; (ii) one-time premium
payments to insurance companies for fully paid policies covering litigation
costs, if any, that may arise in connection with enforcing change of control
agreements previously entered into with executives as described below; and
(iii) in the case of Messrs. Wallace and Troutman, one-time premium payments
to insurance companies for fully paid policies covering the costs of certain
retiree medical and life insurance benefits previously granted to the
executives as described below in the event that the Company fails to provide
such benefits following a change of control, together with payments to
Messrs. Wallace and Troutman for the taxes paid on the noncash compensation
represented by these premiums. Additional components of Other Compensation
include (a) Company contributions under the Savings Plan for Salaried
Employees; (b) Company contributions under the Employees Stock Purchase
Plan; (c) group term life insurance premiums; and (d) in 1997, relocation
costs reimbursed to Mr. Troutman.
EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENTS
The Company has employment agreements with each of David W. Wallace and
William M. Troutman. Pursuant to their respective agreements, Mr. Wallace is
Chairman of the Company at an annual salary of $218,400, and Mr. Troutman is
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company at an annual salary of
$416,000. Each of these employment agreement's initial term runs through June
30, 2000 and, thereafter renews for successive two-year terms unless terminated
at the end of the then current term by either the Company or the executive on at
least six months prior notice (in which case, if terminated by the Company,
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the executive receives one year's salary as severance pay and receives medical
and certain other benefits during this one-year period). Upon a "change in
control", as defined in his agreement, each of Messrs. Wallace and Troutman may
terminate his employment and receive severance pay equal to two and one-half
years' salary and receive medical and certain other benefits during this
severance period. These termination payments will be "grossed up" to reimburse
the executive for any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (the "Code"). The agreements require the Company to
establish a grantor trust to fulfill its financial obligations under the
agreements (such trust to be funded upon a change of control).
Mr. Troutman is entitled to receive annual retirement benefits at age 65
which amount to 50% of his salary and bonus, and in no event shall such benefits
be less than $350,000 annually. These benefits will be reduced by the sum of the
annual retirement benefits paid to him pursuant to the Salaried Employees
Pension Plan. These benefits will be paid under an annuity purchased by Lone
Star in 1989 and another annuity the Company is required to purchase on Mr.
Troutman's behalf within 30 days after his termination of employment. If Mr.
Troutman's employment terminates prior to his 62nd birthday, for reasons other
than a change in control or a disability, his retirement benefits will be
reduced by 5% for each year between the date of his termination and his 62nd
birthday. There will be no reduction if Mr. Troutman's termination occurs as a
result of a change in control or disability or if the termination occurs on or
after his 62nd birthday. Upon his death, the retirement benefits will be paid to
his spouse until her death.
Upon retirement, Messrs. Wallace and Troutman, and their respective
spouses, will be entitled to full payment for certain medical services and
expenses pursuant to agreements between each of them and the Company. These
medical benefit payments are to be reduced by an annual deductible per insured
of $1,000 prior to age 65 and $750 thereafter, with benefit payments coordinated
with medicare and with a lifetime benefit limit to each person of $1.0 million.
Upon retirement, Lone Star also will provide Messrs. Wallace and Troutman
retiree life insurance on the same basis as that presently in effect for Lone
Star's salaried retirees.
The Company has entered into change of control agreements with Messrs.
Campbell, Puckett and Roberts. Pursuant to these agreements, in the event his
employment is not continued on a substantially equivalent basis for a year
following a change of control, or if for any reason he elects to terminate his
employment during a thirty-day period commencing on the first anniversary of the
change of control, the officer is entitled to severance pay equal to two and
one-half years' base salary and to medical and certain other benefits for this
two and one-half year period. From and after a change of control, the Company is
required to provide these executives (if they are eligible after taking into
consideration the two and one-half year termination period) retiree life
insurance and medical benefits at least as favorable as under the Company's then
existing retiree medical insurance and retiree life insurance program. The
agreements remain in effect until July 1, 2001. Upon a change of control, the
named executives also are entitled to a bonus equal to 100% of their then base
salary under the Company's Executive Incentive Plan and, except for Mr.
Troutman, to certain pension benefits under a Supplemental Executive Retirement
Plan described below. The termination payments under the change in control
agreements will be "grossed up" to reimburse the executive for any excise tax
imposed by Section 4999 of the Code.
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STOCK OPTIONS
The following table provides information on stock options exercised during
the year ended December 31, 1998 and option holdings as of that date by
executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table.
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
SHARES OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR END FISCAL YEAR END(1)
ACQUIRED ON VALUE --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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David W. Wallace............. -- $ -- -- -- $ -- $ --
William M. Troutman.......... -- -- 100,000 -- 2,912,250 --
Roger J. Campbell............ -- -- -- -- -- --
Michael W. Puckett........... -- -- -- -- -- --
William E. Roberts........... 1,600 43,800 41,400 -- 1,205,670 --
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(1) The closing price of a share of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange
for the last trading day of 1998 was $36.81.
PENSION PLAN
The following table shows the estimated annual benefit payable upon
retirement to persons in specified compensation and years of credited service
classifications under the Lone Star Salaried Employees' Pension Plan and
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan:
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ESTIMATED ANNUAL PENSION BENEFIT PAYABLE AT NORMAL RETIREMENT
ASSUMING THE FOLLOWING YEARS OF CREDITED SERVICE
ASSUMED AVERAGE -------------------------------------------------------------
ANNUAL COMPENSATION 10 15 20 25 30 35
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$125,000 $17,700 $26,500 $ 35,300 $ 44,100 $ 53,000 $ 62,200
150,000 21,700 32,500 43,300 54,200 65,000 76,200
175,000 25,700 38,500 51,400 64,200 77,000 90,300
200,000 29,700 44,500 59,400 74,200 89,100 104,300
250,000 37,700 56,600 75,500 94,300 113,200 132,400
300,000 45,800 68,600 91,500 114,400 137,300 160,500
350,000 53,800 80,700 107,600 134,500 161,300 188,600
400,000 61,800 92,700 123,600 154,500 185,400 216,700
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The compensation covered by the qualified plan includes base pay, subject
to ERISA limitations of $228,860 for 1992, $235,840 for 1993, and $150,000 for
1994 through 1996 and $160,000 for 1997, 1998 and later years. The compensation
covered by the supplemental executive retirement plan includes base pay plus
bonuses with no limitation.
The years of credited service for David W. Wallace, William M. Troutman,
Roger J. Campbell, Michael W. Puckett and William E. Roberts are 8, 16, 13, 29
and 24, respectively. Mr. Troutman is not a participant in the supplemental
executive retirement plan.
The qualified plan benefits are payable for the lifetime of the
individuals, while the supplemental benefits are payable as a lump sum. The
benefits shown are payable without reduction at age 62 or later, and are not
subject to any deductions or offsets. However, ERISA currently limits benefits
payable at age 65 to $118,800 for 1994, $120,000 for 1995 and 1996, $125,000 for
1997 and $130,000 for 1998.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and its affiliate,
Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Company (together, "Met Life") are parties to
a registration rights agreement pursuant to which the Company has registered
Company securities held by Met Life. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company is
obligated to pay all expenses incident to the registration, offering and sale of
the securities offered to the public, other than underwriting commissions, and
to indemnify these parties against certain civil liabilities,
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including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. In late 1998, Met Life
sold in an underwritten public offering 4.6 million shares of the Company's
common stock, resulting in Met Life's no longer being a five percent
stockholder. Expenses from such offering paid by the Company approximated
$350,000. In connection with the offering, the Company purchased from Met Life
135,000 warrants to purchase 270,000 shares of common stock at a price per
warrant of $46.97, which price was below the then trading price of the warrants
and was calculated so as to result in Met Life's receiving the amount which it
would have received, net of underwriting discounts, if it had exercised the
warrants and sold the stock in the offering.
On August 28, 1998, the Company purchased 800,000 shares of common stock
from J. Allan Mactier, a five percent stockholder, at a price of $32.875 per
share, a price which reflected the then trading price of the common stock.
Met Life provides various services in connection with the Company's
sponsorship and administration of its salaried and hourly employee 401(k)
savings plans and holds the $50 million principal amount of Lone Star's 7.31%
Senior Notes due 2007.
REPORT AND PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of Lone Star's
previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 that might incorporate future filings, in whole or in part, including
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1998 and the Company's currently
effective Registration Statements on Form S-3 and S-8, the following Report and
Performance Graph shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION AND STOCK OPTION
COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
GENERAL PHILOSOPHY
The Company's general philosophy for the compensation of its executives is
based on the premise that levels and types of compensation should be established
to support the Company's business strategy and long-term development and to
enhance stockholder value. Such compensation must also be competitive with that
offered by comparable companies in order to attract, retain and reward
executives capable of achieving those objectives.
When the Compensation and Stock Option Committee considers executive
compensation it is guided by the experience of the executive involved, future
initiatives for and challenges to the Company, the executive's expected
contribution to the Company's performance and compensation arrangements in
businesses similar to that of the Company. The Committee believes that a
significant portion of a senior executive's compensation should be dependent on
value created for the stockholders. Performance bonuses as well as options and
other stock ownership programs are excellent vehicles to accomplish this by
tying an executive's interests directly to the stockholders' interests.
If appropriate in the judgment of the Committee, recommendations of a
compensation consulting firm are sought in connection with the determination of
executive compensation. The Committee considers annually the compensation of the
Company executives and held two meetings in 1998.
BASE SALARY
In 1998 the base salaries of the named executive officers were increased
four percent. In setting these salaries, the Committee remains cognizant of the
Company's continuing efforts to manage costs, the cyclical nature of the
Company's business and the need to recognize the contribution of these
individuals. The Company anticipates that it will continue to emphasize
incentive compensation rather than change salary structures significantly. In
setting salaries no particular formulas or measures were used.
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BONUSES
The Company has an Executive Incentive Plan. This Plan provides for bonuses
to be paid in an amount equal to certain percentages of salary determined from
formulas tied to various earnings benchmarks. The maximum bonus under the plan
is 100% of base salary. All such benchmarks were exceeded in 1998, and each of
the named executives received the maximum bonus.
STOCK OPTIONS
The Company has two option plans, and under the first plan implemented in
1994, all 1,400,000 shares have been granted and all but 241,400 of the options
have been exercised. The second option plan was approved by the board of
directors and stockholders in 1996 and covers options to purchase, and/or stock
appreciation rights that may be exercised with respect to, 3,000,000 shares of
common stock. No grants of options or SARs have been made, and the Committee has
not made any determination of which executives and managers will receive grants,
or the amounts of the grants. The Committee expects that, when made, grants will
be based on the recipient's performance and level of responsibility.
GENERAL
The Committee believes that the Company has an appropriate and competitive
compensation program comprised of a sound base salary structure combined with
effective long and short term incentives.
No member of the Committee is a former or current executive officer or
employee of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries.
James E. Bacon
Robert G. Schwartz
Jack R. Wentworth, Chairman
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a line graph comparing, for the period commencing May 3,
1994 (the date the Company's common stock began trading) and ending December 31,
1998, the cumulative total return on the Company's common stock against the
cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's 500 and a peer group.
The graph assumes: (1) investment of $100 at the opening of trading on May
3, 1994 in Lone Star's common stock, the S&P 500 and the peer group; and (2) the
reinvestment of all dividends.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC. STANDARD & POOR'S 500 PEER GROUP
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
5/3/94 100.00 100.00 100.00
'1994' 115.70 104.00 83.52
'1995' 166.37 143.00 95.21
'1996' 246.93 176.25 122.11
'1997' 357.29 235.09 187.18
'1998' 496.65 301.86 240.34
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(i) The peer group is comprised of five cement companies: Centex Construction
Products, Inc., Giant Cement Company, Lafarge Corp., Medusa Corporation and
Southdown, Inc. Medusa Corporation and Southdown, Inc. merged in 1998. The
peer group included both companies until the merger and thereafter included
the merged company.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table presents certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of common stock at December 31, 1998 provided to the Company by (a)
each stockholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the outstanding shares of common stock, (b) each director, (c)
each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table, and (d) all
directors and executive officers as a group.
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<CAPTION>
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENTAGE OF
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF OUTSTANDING SHARES
BENEFICIAL OWNERS COMMON STOCK OF COMMON STOCK(1)
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<S> <C> <C>
FMR Corp. and Affiliates.............................. 2,868,400(2) 14.25%
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
James E. Bacon........................................ 14,198(3) (4)
Theodore F. Brophy.................................... 16,000(3) (4)
Arthur B. Newman...................................... 20,000(3) (4)
Allen E. Puckett...................................... 12,398(3) (4)
Robert G. Schwartz.................................... 17,600(3) (4)
William M. Troutman................................... 108,362(3)(5) (4)
David W. Wallace...................................... 1,360,142(6) 6.76
Jack R. Wentworth..................................... 10,266(3) (4)
Roger J. Campbell..................................... 3,826 (4)
Michael W. Puckett.................................... 1,062 (4)
William E. Roberts.................................... 81,458(3) (4)
All directors and executive officers as a group (16
persons)............................................ 1,779,616(7) 8.84
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(1) The percentage of outstanding shares of common stock calculation assumes for
each beneficial owner that all of the currently exercisable options and
warrants beneficially owned by such person or entity are exercised in full
by such beneficial owner and that no other options or warrants are exercised
by any other stockholders.
(2) Fidelity Management & Research Company ("Fidelity"), a wholly-owned
subsidiary of FMR Corp. ("FMR"), as investment advisor to various investment
companies and as sub-advisor to a trust, beneficially owns an aggregate of
1,583,400 of these shares. A bank subsidiary of FMR beneficially owns
1,241,400 of these shares as a result of its serving as investment manager
for certain institutional accounts. Members of a family, including Edward C.
Johnson 3d, the Chairman of FMR, and Abigail Johnson, a director of FMR,
through their stockholdings and a voting agreement, may be deemed a
controlling group with respect to FMR. A former subsidiary of FMR, Fidelity
International Limited ("FIL"), of which Mr. Johnson and members of his
family are significant stockholders, beneficially owns 131,800 shares, of
which 88,200 are included in the foregoing numbers as beneficially held by
FMR. FMR and FIL are of the view that they are not acting as a "group" for
purposes of Section 13(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The
information contained herein is derived from a Schedule 13G dated February
1, 1999.
(3) Includes shares of common stock which the directors and executive officers
had the right to acquire through the exercise of warrants held by them as
follows: James E. Bacon -- 166 shares; Allen E. Puckett -- 826 shares;
William M. Troutman -- 1,076 shares; Jack R. Wentworth -- 66 shares; Also
includes shares of common stock underlying exercisable options, as follows:
James E. Bacon -- 10,000 shares; Theodore F. Brophy -- 10,000 shares;
Arthur B. Newman -- 10,000 shares; Allen E. Puckett -- 10,000 shares; Robert
G. Schwartz -- 10,000 shares; William M. Troutman -- 100,000 shares; Jack R.
Wentworth -- 10,000 shares; and William E. Roberts -- 41,400 shares.
(4) Represents less than 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock.
(5) Excludes 200 shares of common stock held by Mr. Troutman's son, as to which
shares he disclaims beneficial ownership.
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(6) Excludes 186,196 shares of common stock held by Mr. Wallace's wife. Includes
1,234,000 shares of common stock held by The Robert R. Young Foundation, a
charitable foundation (the "Foundation"). Mr. Wallace is an officer and
trustee of the Foundation, but has no pecuniary interest in, and receives no
compensation, expense reimbursement or other monies from, the Foundation. He
disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by his wife and the
Foundation.
(7) Includes or excludes, as the case may be, shares of common stock as
indicated in the preceding footnotes. With respect to the executive officers
not named above, (i) includes 42 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of warrants and 100,000 shares of common stock underlying
exercisable options and (ii) excludes an aggregate of 1002 shares of common
stock, and warrants to purchase 10 shares, held by the wives of two such
officers, as to which shares beneficial ownership is disclaimed by such
officers.
PROPOSAL 2. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK
In December 1998, the Company effected a two-for-one stock split and as a
result, at December 31, 1998, 20,122,694 shares of common stock were issued and
outstanding; 6,047,606 shares were reserved for issuance upon exercise of the
Company's outstanding warrants; and 3,341,400 shares were reserved for issuance
in connection with the Company's stock option plans. The Company's common stock
is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As a result of the stock split, the
board of directors believes that an increase in the number of authorized shares
of common stock will be in the Company's best interests and, consequently, it
has approved, has declared advisable and recommends to the stockholders the
adoption of an amendment to the Company's certificate of incorporation,
increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock from 50,000,000 to
75,000,000.
The additional shares will give the Company greater flexibility in its
affairs by making them available for issuance in transactions (including
acquisitions, financings, stock splits or dividends, and grants under employee
benefit plans) and at times the board of directors approves. The additional
shares of common stock also could be used for issuance or exchange under the
terms of the Company's Rights Agreement, dated November 10, 1994 (the "Rights
Agreement"). The Rights Agreement provides that, in certain circumstances,
including ownership by any person of 15% or more of the Company's common stock,
holders of the Company's common stock (other than the 15% or greater holder)
would have the right to purchase at the right's then current exercise price,
additional shares of such common stock (or, in the event of a subsequent merger
of the Company or sale of more than 50% of its assets, the common stock of the
surviving or acquiring corporation) valued at twice the exercise price.
Except for the options, warrants and rights described in the preceding two
paragraphs, the Company has no plan, agreement or understanding relating to the
issuance of additional shares of common stock. If such an issuance were to
occur, further stockholder authorization might be required by the rules of the
New York Stock Exchange. Stockholders do not have preemptive rights.
Accordingly, certain issuances could be dilutive to existing stockholders.
The proposed amendment, if passed, would become effective by the Company
filing with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Amendment. This
filing would take place shortly after the stockholders approve the amendment.
PROPOSAL 3. RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
The board of directors has recommended that stockholders ratify its
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as principal independent auditors of
the Company for the year ending December 31, 1999. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
has performed the annual audits of the Company's accounts for many years. A
representative of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is expected to be present at the
meeting to respond to any questions stockholders may have concerning the audited
financial statements of the Company and to make a statement, if he or she so
desires.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR YEAR 2000 ANNUAL MEETING
Stockholder proposals for the Year 2000 annual meeting should be received
by the Company no later than November 30, 1999 in order to be considered for
inclusion in the Year 2000 annual meeting proxy statement and form of proxy.
Stockholder proposals will be considered untimely for purposes of the Year 2000
annual meeting if the Company does not receive notice thereof on or before
February 14, 2000, and any such untimely proposal may be voted at the discretion
of management at such meeting.
OTHER MATTERS
The board of directors knows of no other business to be presented at the
meeting. If other matters do properly come before the meeting, the persons
acting pursuant to the proxy will vote on them in their discretion. A copy of
the 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K is being mailed with this Proxy Statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
JAMES W. LANGHAM
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
March 29, 1999
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PROXY
[LONESTAR LOGO]
LONE STAR INDUSTRIES, INC.
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints DAVID W. WALLACE, WILLIAM M. TROUTMAN AND JAMES
W. LANGHAM, and each of them, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote
with all powers the undersigned would possess if personally present at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Lone Star Industries, Inc. to be held May 13,
1999 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Old Greenwich, Connecticut, for
each of the matters listed below and the transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the meeting (including adjournments).
THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER DIRECTED HEREIN BY
THE STOCKHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1,
2 AND 3. THE COMPANY HAS NOT RECEIVED TIMELY NOTICE OF A STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL
AND, AS A RESULT, ON ANY OTHER MATTER THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE MEETING, THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN THE DISCRETION OF THE ABOVE-NAMED PERSONS.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE)
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Please mark
your votes as [X]
indicated in this
example.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3.
FOR (except as
withheld below) WITHHELD
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. / / / /
Nominees: Theodore F. Brophy; Robert G. Schwartz and Jack R. Wentworth
(To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee write that nominee's
name in the space provided below.)
Proposal 2 - Approval of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation to
Increase Authorized Common Stock from 50,000,000 shares to
75,000,000 shares.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
Proposal 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Auditors.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
Please date Proxy, sign Proxy as your name appears above and return Proxy in the
enclosed envelope. If acting as executor, administrator, trustee, guardian,
partner, etc., you should so indicate when signing. If the signer is a
corporation, please sign the full corporate name, by duly authorized officer. If
shares are held jointly, each stockholder named should sign.
Signature(s)_______________________________________________Date___________, 1999
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