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[MAXXAM Logo]
April 22, 1996
To Our Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
(the "Annual Meeting") of MAXXAM Inc. to be held at 10:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, May 22, 1996, at The Houstonian Hotel & Conference Center, 1111
North Post Oak Lane, Houston, Texas.
Although you may presently plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge
you to indicate your approval in the spaces provided on the enclosed proxy
card by voting "FOR" the election of the directors named in the attached
proxy statement. Please then date, sign and promptly return the proxy card
in the enclosed envelope. If you are a stockholder of record and attend
the Annual Meeting, as we hope you will, you may vote in person even if you
have previously mailed a proxy card.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the Annual
Meeting.
CHARLES E. HURWITZ
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief
Executive Officer
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MAXXAM INC.
5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 2600
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 22, 1996
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of
MAXXAM Inc. (the "Company") will be held at The Houstonian Hotel &
Conference Center, 1111 North Post Oak Lane, Houston, Texas, on Wednesday,
May 22, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:
1. To elect two (2) directors to serve on the Board of
Directors of the Company, both of whom will be elected
by the holders of Common Stock, voting separately as a
class, to hold office until the 1997 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or until their successors are elected and
qualified; and
2. To transact such other business as may be properly
presented to the Annual Meeting or any adjournments or
postponements thereof.
Stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 25,
1996 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. A list
of stockholders will be available commencing May 3, 1996, and may be
inspected for purposes germane to the Annual Meeting during normal business
hours prior to the Annual Meeting at the offices of the Company, 5847 San
Felipe, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas.
By Order of the Board of Directors
BYRON L. WADE
Secretary
April 22, 1996
IMPORTANT
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IT PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE AND
WHICH REQUIRES NO POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY STOCKHOLDER
WHO ATTENDS THE ANNUAL MEETING MAY VOTE PERSONALLY ON ALL MATTERS BROUGHT
BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING AND, IN THAT EVENT, HIS OR HER PROXY WILL NOT BE
USED.
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MAXXAM INC.
5847 SAN FELIPE, SUITE 2600
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 22, 1996
This proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") is furnished to
stockholders in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors
of MAXXAM Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, of proxies for use
at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held on
Wednesday, May 22, 1996, and any adjournments or postponements thereof, at
the time and place and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying
notice of Annual Meeting. The principal executive offices of the Company
are located at 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77057,
telephone (713) 975-7600.
This Proxy Statement, the accompanying proxy and the Notice of
Annual Meeting are being mailed, commencing on or about April 24, 1996, to
the stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 25, 1996
(the "Record Date"). Only holders of record of the 8,707,847 shares of
Common Stock (the "Common Stock") and the 668,856 shares of Class A $.05
Non-Cumulative Participating Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Preferred
Stock") of the Company outstanding as of the Record Date are entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to one
vote and each share of Preferred Stock is entitled to ten votes on such
matters as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournments
or postponements thereof. The holders of Common Stock, voting separately
as a class, will also be entitled to elect two members of the Company's
Board of Directors.
We cordially invite you to attend the Annual Meeting. Whether or
not you plan to attend, please complete, date, sign and promptly return
your proxy card in the enclosed envelope. Any one or more of the persons
authorized to act as proxies at the Annual Meeting as listed on the proxy
cards are Charles E. Hurwitz, Paul N. Schwartz and Anthony R. Pierno. You
may revoke your proxy at any time prior to its exercise at the Annual
Meeting by notice to the Company's Secretary, by filing a later dated proxy
or, if you attend the Annual Meeting, by voting your shares of stock in
person. Proxies will be voted in accordance with the directions specified
thereon or, in the absence of instructions, "FOR" the election of the
nominees to the Board of Directors named in this Proxy Statement. The
presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of shares of the Company's
capital stock entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast
at the Annual Meeting is required to constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business at the Annual Meeting. A plurality of the votes
present, in person or by proxy, is necessary for the election of directors.
Under applicable Delaware law, abstentions and broker non-votes will have
no effect on the outcome of election of directors. Abstentions and broker
non-votes are counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence
of a quorum for the transaction of business. Broker non-votes will be
excluded from the number of shares present and entitled to vote thereon,
however, broker non-votes will also be treated as "no" votes.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation currently
provides for three classes of directors (excluding the directors elected by
the holders of Common Stock as discussed below) having staggered terms of
office, with directors of each class to be elected by the holders of the
Company's Common Stock and Preferred Stock, voting together as a single
class, for terms of three years and until their respective successors have
been duly elected and qualified. The Company's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation also provides that so long as any shares of the Preferred
Stock are outstanding, the holders of Common Stock, voting as a class
separately from the holders of any other class or series of stock, shall be
entitled to elect, for terms of one year, at each annual meeting, the
greater of (i) two directors, or (ii) that number of directors which
constitutes 25% of the total number of directors (rounded up to the nearest
whole number) to be in office subsequent to such annual meeting.
Both persons nominated for election to the Board of Directors at
the Annual Meeting are currently members of the Board of Directors. Both
of the nominees, Stanley D. Rosenberg and Robert J. Cruikshank, have been
nominated for election by the holders of Common Stock, voting separately as
a class, to hold office until the 1997 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. See,
"Executive Officers and Directors" and "Principal Stockholders" for
information concerning each of the nominees and other directors, including
the dates on which they first became directors, their business experience
during the past five years and the number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock and Preferred Stock owned beneficially by each of them as of March
31, 1996. Each of the nominees has consented to serve as a member of the
Board of Directors if elected. No person was nominated to stand for
election by the holders of Common Stock and Preferred Stock, voting
together as a single class, to hold office until the 1999 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and a vacancy will exist until such time as the Board of
Directors appoints someone to fill such vacancy.
The persons named in the proxies will vote the shares of Common
Stock represented thereby for the election of the foregoing named nominees
except where authority has been withheld as to a particular nominee or as
to all such nominees. Should any nominee decline or be unable to serve as
a director of the Company, which is not anticipated, the persons named in
the proxies will vote for the election in his stead of such other person,
if any, as the Board of Directors may recommend.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF
ALL NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors of the Company (sometimes referred to
herein as the "Board") held seven meetings and acted by written consent on
19 occasions during 1995. In addition, management confers frequently with
its directors on an informal basis to discuss Company affairs. During
1995, no director attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the meetings
of the Board and all Committees on which he served.
The Board of Directors of the Company has the following standing
committees: Executive, Audit, Compensation, and Conflicts and Compliance
Committees. The Board does not have a standing nominating committee nor
does it have any committee performing a similar function.
The Executive Committee meets on call and has authority to act on
most matters during the intervals between meetings of the entire Board of
Directors. Its current members are Messrs. Hurwitz (Chairman) and Levin.
The Executive Committee held no meetings nor did it act by written consent
during 1995.
The Audit Committee presently consists of Messrs. Levin
(Chairman) and Rosenberg. The Audit Committee meets with appropriate
Company financial and legal personnel, internal auditors and independent
public accountants and reviews the internal controls of the Company and the
objectivity of its financial reporting. This Committee recommends to the
Board the appointment of the independent public accountants to serve as
auditors in examining the corporate accounts of the Company. The
independent public accountants periodically meet privately with the Audit
Committee and have access to the Audit Committee at any time. The Audit
Committee met on one occasion during 1995.
The Compensation Committee reviews and advises management, makes
recommendations to the Board of Directors, and reviews and approves
proposals regarding the establishment or change of benefit plans, salaries
or other compensation afforded the executive officers and other employees
of the Company. Messrs. Cruikshank, Levin (Chairman) and Rosenberg
currently serve as members of this Committee. The Compensation Committee
met on four occasions during 1995.
The Conflicts and Compliance Committee has the authority to
interpret, administer and enforce the guidelines set forth in the Company's
Code of Business Conduct. In addition, it has the power to make new rules
and guidelines relating to the administration or violation of such code.
The Conflicts and Compliance Committee authorizes and directs a chief
compliance officer of the Company in the administration of such code. It
also reports its activities to the Board of Directors on an as needed
basis. This Committee currently consists of Messrs. Cruikshank, Levin and
Rosenberg (Chairman) but did not meet or take any actions by written
consent during 1995.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Directors who were not employees of or consultants to the Company
received a fee of $30,000 for the 1995 calendar year and no additional
compensation for attending Committee meetings. Directors were reimbursed
for travel and other disbursements relating to Board and Committee
meetings. Fees to directors who were also employees of the Company were
deemed to be included in their salary. Non-employee directors of the
Company who also served as directors of the Company's majority-owned
subsidiaries, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation ("Kaiser") and/or Kaiser Aluminum
& Chemical Corporation ("KACC"), also received additional director or
committee fees and were reimbursed for expenses pertaining to their
services in such capacities from Kaiser or KACC. During 1995, Messrs.
Cruikshank and Levin received an aggregate $32,500 and $35,500,
respectively, in such director and committee fees from Kaiser and KACC
(excluding any expense reimbursement).
All non-employee directors are eligible to participate in a
deferred compensation program. By executing a Deferred Fee Agreement, a
non-employee director may defer all or part, in 25% increments, of the
director's fees received from the Company for service in such capacity.
Deferred fees are credited to a book account as of the date such fees would
have been paid to the director and are deemed "invested" in two investment
choices, again in 25% increments, of phantom shares of the Company's Common
Stock and/or in an account bearing interest at a rate established from time
to time by the Compensation Committee. The interst rate for 1995 was
calculated using one-twelfth of the prime rate on the first day of each
month. In January 1996, the Cpompensation Committee increased the interest
rate to be calculated using one-twelfth of the sum of the prime rate plus
2% on the first day of each month. Deferred director's fees, including all
earnings credited to the book account, will be paid in cash to the director
or beneficiary as soon as practicable following the date the director
ceases for any reason to be a member of the Board of Directors, at the
director's election, either in a lump sum or in a specified number of
annual installments not to exceed ten. Mr. Levin is the only director who
has elected to defer his director's fees, with such fees having been
deferred since September 1, 1994.
Non-employee directors are also eligible to participate in the
Company's 1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan. Pursuant to such plan,
each eligible director receives an initial grant of an option to purchase
500 shares of Common Stock the day following the later of the 1994 Annual
Meeting or the first Annual Meeting after such eligible director is first
elected or appointed by the Board to be a director. Thereafter, each
eligible director is granted an option to purchase 300 shares of Common
Stock each year the day following the Annual Meeting. The exercise price
of the options per share is the closing price of the Common Stock as
reported by the American Stock Exchange on the date the option is granted.
Each option granted under such plan becomes exercisable as to 25% of the
shares on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of
the grant. During 1995, Messrs. Cruikshank, Levin and Rosenberg each
received options to purchase 300 shares of the Company's Common Stock at an
exercise price of $31.625.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The following table sets forth certain information, as of the
Record Date, with respect to the executive officers and directors of the
Company. All officers and directors hold office until their respective
successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or
removal.
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Charles E. Hurwitz Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Paul N. Schwartz Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
John T. La Duc Senior Vice President
Anthony R. Pierno Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Robert E. Cole Vice President--Federal Government Affairs
Diane M. Dudley Vice President--Chief Personnel Officer
Robert W. Irelan Vice President--Public Relations
Ronald L. Reman Vice President--Taxes
Byron L. Wade Vice President, Secretary and Deputy General Counsel
Robert J. Cruikshank Director
Ezra G. Levin Director
Stanley D. Rosenberg Director
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Charles E. Hurwitz. Mr. Hurwitz, age 55, has served as a member
of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Company since
August 1978 and was elected as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company in March 1980. Mr. Hurwitz has also served the
Company as President since January 1993. Mr. Hurwitz has been, since
January 1974, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Federated Development Company ("Federated"), a New York business trust
primarily engaged in the management of real estate investments. In
December 1994, Mr. Hurwitz was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of
KACC. He has served as a director of Kaiser since October 1988 and of
KACC since November 1988. Since May 1982, Mr. Hurwitz has been Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and since January 1, 1993,
President, of MAXXAM Group Inc. ("MGI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company. From May 1986 until February 1993, Mr. Hurwitz served as a
director of The Pacific Lumber Company ("Pacific Lumber"), a subsidiary of
the Company engaged in forest products operations. Mr. Hurwitz has also
served SHRP General Partner, Inc. ("SHRP"), the general partner of Sam
Houston Race Park, Ltd., a Texas limited partnership which operates a horse
racing facility in Texas, as a director since May 1993, Chairman of the
Board since October 1995, and President from May 1993 until April 1996.
Paul N. Schwartz. Mr. Schwartz, age 50, was named Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since January 1, 1995.
He previously served as Senior Vice President--Corporate Development of the
Company from June 1987 until December 31, 1994, and Vice President--
Corporate Development of the Company from July 1985 to June 1987. Mr.
Schwartz has served as a Vice President of MGI and Pacific Lumber since May
1987 and January 1987, respectively, and was elected Chief Financial
Officer of Pacific Lumber and Scotia Pacific Holding Company ("Scotia
Pacific"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Lumber, since February 28,
1995. He also serves as Chairman of the Board and sole executive officer
of United Financial Group, Inc., a Delaware public corporation, and has
served as a director of Pacific Lumber and Scotia Pacific since February
1993, and as a director of MGI since January 1994. Since May 1993, Mr.
Schwartz has also served as a director and a Vice President of SHRP.
John T. La Duc. Mr. La Duc, age 53, has served as Senior Vice
President of the Company since September 1990, and as Vice President and as
a director of MGI since October 1990 and January 1994, respectively. He
also served the Company and MGI as Chief Financial Officer from September
1990 until December 31, 1994 and February 28, 1995, respectively. Mr. La
Duc has also served Kaiser as Chief Financial Officer since May 1990 and as
a Vice President since June 1989. He has also served KACC as a Vice
President since June 1989 and Chief Financial Officer since January 1990.
Mr. La Duc served as Kaiser's Treasurer from August 1995 until February
1996 and from January 1993 until April 1993, and as KACC's Treasurer from
June 1995 until February 1996 and from January 1993 until April 1993. Mr.
La Duc also currently serves as a director and Vice President of Pacific
Lumber and Scotia Pacific. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer
of Pacific Lumber and of Scotia Pacific from October 1990 and November
1992, respectively, until February 28, 1995.
Anthony R. Pierno. Mr. Pierno, age 63, serves as Senior Vice
President and General Counsel of the Company, positions he has held since
February 1989. He has also served as Vice President and General Counsel of
MGI and Pacific Lumber since May 1989, and of Scotia Pacific since November
1992, and has served as a director of Pacific Lumber and MGI since November
1993 and January 1994, respectively. Additionally, Mr. Pierno has served
as Vice President and General Counsel of Kaiser and KACC since January
1992. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pierno served as
partner in charge of the business practice group in the Los Angeles office
of the law firm of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro. He has served as the
Commissioner of Corporations of the State of California and as Chair of
several committees of the State Bar of California. Mr. Pierno is Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of Whittier College, and a former member and past
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Marymount College.
Robert E. Cole. Mr. Cole, age 49, has served the Company as Vice
President--Federal Government Affairs since September 1990. Since March
1981, Mr. Cole has also served as a Vice President of KACC. In addition,
Mr. Cole has served as Vice President--Federal Government Affairs for MGI
and Pacific Lumber since September 1990. Mr. Cole is currently Chairman of
the United States Auto Parts Advisory Committee to the United States
Congress.
Diane M. Dudley. Ms. Dudley, age 55, was named Vice President--
Chief Personnel Officer of the Company in May 1990. Since November 9,
1995, Ms. Dudley has also served as a Vice President of Pacific Lumber.
From June 1987 until May 1990, she was Vice President--Personnel and
Administration of the Company. From December 1983 until June 1987, Ms.
Dudley served as Assistant Vice President--Personnel of the Company.
Robert W. Irelan. Mr. Irelan, age 59, has served the Company as
Vice President--Public Relations since September 1990. He has also been
Vice President--Public Relations of MGI and Pacific Lumber since September
1990, and Vice President--Public Relations of KACC since February 1988.
From June 1985 to February 1988, Mr. Irelan served as Divisional Vice
President--Corporate Public Relations of KACC, and from 1968 to June 1985
he served KACC and certain affiliated companies in a variety of positions.
Ronald L. Reman. Mr. Reman, age 38, was named Vice President--
Taxes of the Company in September 1992. Prior to September 1992, he had
served the Company as Director of Taxes since joining the Company in
October 1986. From July 1984 until October 1986, Mr. Reman was a Senior
Manager in the Tax Department of the New York office of Price Waterhouse
after having served seven years with the New York office of Coopers &
Lybrand, both of which are accounting firms. Mr. Reman also serves as Vice
President--Taxes of MGI and certain other subsidiaries of the Company, and
as Assistant Treasurer of Kaiser and KACC.
Byron L. Wade. Mr. Wade, age 49, has served as Vice President
and Deputy General Counsel of the Company since May 1990, and Secretary of
the Company since October 1988. Mr. Wade has also served as Vice President
and Secretary of Kaiser and KACC since January 1992, and Deputy General
Counsel of Kaiser and KACC since May and June 1992, respectively. He has
been Vice President, Secretary and Deputy General Counsel of Pacific Lumber
and Scotia Pacific since June 1990 and November 1992, respectively. In
addition, Mr. Wade has served since May 1993 as a Vice President and
Secretary of SHRP. Mr. Wade has also served as a Vice President, Secretary
and Deputy General Counsel of MGI since July 1990. He was Assistant
Secretary of the Company from November 1987 to October 1988 and Assistant
General Counsel from November 1987 until May 1990. He had previously
served as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of MCO Resources,
Inc., a publicly traded oil and gas company, which was majority owned by
the Company.
Robert J. Cruikshank. Mr. Cruikshank, age 65, has served as a
director of the Company since May 1993. Mr. Cruikshank is a nominee for
reelection as a director of the Company to serve until the 1999 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders. In addition, he has served as a director of
Kaiser and KACC since January 1994. Mr. Cruikshank was a Senior Partner in
the international public accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche from December
1989 until his retirement from that firm in March 1993. Prior to its
merger with Touche Ross & Co. in December 1989, Mr. Cruikshank served as
Managing Partner of Deloitte Haskins & Sells from June 1974 until the
merger and served on such firm's board of directors from 1981 to 1985. Mr.
Cruikshank also serves as a director and on the Compensation Committee of
Houston Industries Incorporated, a public utility holding company with
interests in electric utilities, coal and transportation businesses; as a
director of Texas Biotechnology Incorporated; and as Advisory Director of
Compass Bank--Houston.
Ezra G. Levin. Mr. Levin, age 62, was first elected a director
of the Company in May 1978. He has served as a director of Kaiser and KACC
since July 1991 and November 1988, respectively. From May 1982 through
December 1993, he also served as a director of MGI. He is a partner in the
law firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel. Mr. Levin
also serves as a trustee of Federated and as a director of Pacific Lumber,
Scotia Pacific and United Mizrahi Bank and Trust Company.
Stanley D. Rosenberg. Mr. Rosenberg, age 64, was first elected
to the Board of Directors of the Company in June 1981. Mr. Rosenberg is a
nominee for reelection as a director of the Company to serve until the 1997
Annual Meeting of Stockholders. He is a partner in the law firm of
Rosenberg, Tuggey, Agather & Rosenthal. Mr. Rosenberg was a partner in the
law firm of Oppenheimer, Rosenberg & Kelleher, Inc. from its inception in
1971 until February 1990, at which time he served as Of Counsel to that
firm through June 30, 1993.
PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth, as of March 31, 1996, unless
otherwise indicated, the beneficial ownership of the Company's Common Stock
and Preferred Stock by (i) those persons known by the Company to own
beneficially more than 5% of the shares of each class then outstanding,
(ii) each of the named executive officers, (iii) each of the directors or
nominees for director, and (iv) all directors and executive officers of the
Company as a group.
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Combined
Name Of % of % of Voting
Beneficial Owner Title of Class # of Shares(1) Class Power(2)
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Federated Development Inc.(3) Common Stock 1,740,626(4) 19.8 54.0
Preferred Stock 661,377 98.8
The Stockholder Group(3) Common Stock 2,735,219(4)(5)(6) 31.1 60.7
Preferred Stock 671,574(7) 99.1
Harold C. Simmons, Kronos, Inc., Common Stock 1,278,150(8) 14.6 8.3
The Combined Master Retirement Trust,
NL Industries, Inc. and related entities
Robertson, Stephens & Company, Inc., Common Stock 710,100(9) 8.1 4.6
The Robertson, Stephens Orphan Fund,
The Contrarian Fund and related entities
Robert J. Cruikshank Common Stock 1,325(6) * *
Charles E. Hurwitz(10) Common Stock 2,733,542(4)(5)(11) 31.1 60.7
Preferred Stock 671,441(7)(12) 99.1
John T. La Duc -- -- -- --
Ezra G. Levin Common Stock 1,325(6)(11) * *
Anthony R. Pierno Common Stock 25,159(13) * *
Stanley D. Rosenberg Common Stock 2,325(6) * *
Paul N. Schwartz Common Stock 30,489(14) * *
Byron L. Wade Common Stock 9,647(15) * *
All directors and executive officers of the Common Stock 2,807,966(4)(5)(16) 31.8 61.0
Company as a group (12 persons) Preferred Stock 671,441(7) 99.0
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, the beneficial owners have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares listed in
the table. Includes the number of shares such persons would have received on March 31, 1996, if any, for their exercisable
stock appreciation rights ("SARs") (excluding SARs payable in cash only) if such rights had been paid solely in shares of
Common Stock. Also includes the number of shares of Common Stock credited to such person's stock fund account under the
Company's 401(k) savings plan as of December 31, 1995.
(2) The Company's Preferred Stock is generally entitled to ten votes per share on matters presented to a vote of the Company's
stockholders.
(3) Federated Development Inc. ("FDI") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Federated. FDI, Federated, Messrs. Hurwitz and Levin, and
Mr. James H. Paulin, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer of Federated, may be deemed a "group" (the "Stockholder Group") within the
meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The address of FDI is 5847 San Felipe, Suite
2600, Houston, Texas 77057. The address of the Stockholder Group is c/o Ezra G. Levin, Esq., Kramer, Levin, Naftalis,
Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022.
(4) Includes 71,175 shares of Common Stock which FDI may acquire in exchange for 7% Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock of
MCO Properties Inc., whose issued and outstanding common stock is wholly owned by the Company.
(5) Includes (a) 1,669,451 shares of Common Stock owned by FDI as to which Mr. Hurwitz indirectly possesses voting and investment
power, (b) 16,154 shares of Common Stock separately owned by Mr. Hurwitz's spouse and as to which Mr. Hurwitz disclaims
beneficial ownership, (c) 46,500 shares of Common Stock owned by a limited partnership controlled by Mr. Hurwitz and his
spouse, 23,250 of which shares were separately owned by Mr. Hurwitz's spouse prior to their transfer to such limited
partnership and as to which Mr. Hurwitz disclaims beneficial ownership, (d) 129,308 shares of Common Stock owned by the 1992
Hurwitz Investment Partnership, L.P., of which 64,654 shares are owned by Mr. Hurwitz's spouse as separate property and as to
which Mr. Hurwitz disclaims beneficial ownership, and (e) 800,954 shares of Common Stock held directly by Mr. Hurwitz.
(6) Includes options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1996 to purchase 325 shares of Common Stock.
(7) Includes options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1996 to purchase 9,000 shares of Preferred Stock.
(8) Information is based solely on the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") dated June 30,
1989, as amended through November 13, 1991 (the "Simmons 13D"). The Simmons 13D was filed by Harold C. Simmons, Kronos, Inc.
("Kronos"), NL Industries, Inc. ("NL"), The Combined Master Retirement Trust (the "Trust") and certain related entities. The
Simmons 13D states that Kronos and the Trust are the direct beneficial owners of 250,900 and 1,027,250 shares of the
Company's Common Stock, respectively. The Simmons 13D also states that Mr. Simmons may be deemed to have the direct power to
vote and direct the disposition of the shares of the Company's Common Stock held by the Trust and that Mr. Simmons and the
entities other than Kronos who filed the Simmons 13D may be deemed to share the indirect power to vote and direct the
disposition of the shares of the Company's Common Stock held by Kronos. Mr. Simmons disclaims beneficial ownership of all of
such shares of the Company's Common Stock. The address of Mr. Simmons and the Trust is Three Lincoln Centre, 5430 LBJ
Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75240. The address of Kronos and NL is 3000 North Sam Houston Parkway East, Houston,
Texas 77032.
(9) Information is based solely on the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC dated April 14, 1994, as amended through October 13, 1995
(the "Robertson 13D"). The Robertson 13D was filed by The Robertson Stephens Contrarian Fund (the "Contrarian Fund"),
Robertson, Stephens & Company, Incorporated ("RS & Co.") and RS & Co.'s five shareholders (Messrs. Sanford R. Robertson, Paul
H. Stephens, Michael G. McCaffery, G. Randy Hecht and Kenneth R. Fitzsimmons). The purchase of the Common Stock giving rise
to the Robertson 13D was made by the Contrarian Fund, the Robertson Stephens Orphans Fund, the Robertson Stephens Partners
Fund and the Robertson Stephens Growth & Income Fund (collectively, the "Funds"). Pursuant to the Robertson 13D, the Funds
are the direct beneficial owners of 705,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock and in addition, Paul H. Stephens directly
holds 5,100 shares. The Robertson 13D also states that Mr. Stephens is the Chief Investment Officer of RS & Co., and as such
may be deemed to have shared voting power over the 705,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock held by the Funds. The five
shareholders of RS & Co. disclaim any beneficial ownership of all of such shares of the Company's Common Stock, except for
Mr. Stephens as to the 5,100 shares owned by him personally. The address of Mr. Stephens, RS & Co. and the Funds is 555
California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94104.
(10) Mr. Hurwitz serves as a trustee of Federated, and together with members of his immediate family and trusts for the benefit
thereof, owns all of the voting shares of Federated, and his positions include Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and Federated and membership on the Company's Executive Committee. By reason of the
foregoing and his relationship with the members of the Stockholder Group, Mr. Hurwitz may be deemed to possess shared voting
and investment power with respect to the shares held by the Stockholder Group.
(11) Does not include shares owned by other members of the Stockholder Group.
(12) Includes 661,377 shares of Preferred Stock owned by FDI as to which Mr. Hurwitz possesses voting and investment power, and
1,064 shares of Preferred Stock held directly by Mr. Hurwitz.
(13) Includes options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1996 to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock.
(14) Includes options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1996 to purchase 16,000 shares of Common Stock.
(15) Includes options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1996 to purchase 9,000 shares of Common Stock.
(16) The Stockholder Group beneficially owns 2,735,219 of such shares. As to the remaining shares, the directors and officers
owning such shares have sole voting and investment power with respect to all such shares except 10,749 owned by a trust of
which an officer and his spouse are trustees, and (ii) options exercisable within 60 days of March 31, 1996 to
purchase 53,975 shares of Common Stock.
</TABLE>
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth compensation information, cash and
non-cash, for each of the Company's last three completed fiscal years with
respect to the Chief Executive Officer and the four most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company (collectively referred to as the "named
executive officers") for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995:
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<CAPTION>
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 RESTRICTED
ANNUAL STOCK OPTIONS/ LTIP ALL OTHER
NAME AND SALARY BONUS COMPENSATION AWARD(S) SARS PAYOUTS COMPENSATION
PRINCIPAL POSITION YEAR ($) ($) ($)(1) ($) (#) ($) ($)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Charles E. Hurwitz, Chief 1995 633,235 450,000 -- -0- 22,500 -0- 100,985(3)
Executive Officer, President 1994 614,880 450,000 -- -0- 295,000(2) -0- 97,332(3)
and Chairman of the Board 1993 598,994 500,000 -- -0- -0- -0- 97,494(3)
Anthony R. Pierno, 1995 344,771 263,633(4) -- -0- 5,000 -0- 55,928(3)
Senior Vice President and 1994 337,298 263,633(4) -- -0- -0- -0- 55,514(3)
General Counsel 1993 330,226 290,000(4) -- -0- -0- -0- 57,179(3)
Paul N. Schwartz,(5) 1995 290,850 218,307(4) -- -0- 10,000 -0- 48,476(3)
Executive Vice President and Chief 1994 270,138 218,307(4) -- -0- 25,000 -0- 45,390(3)
Financial Officer 1993 265,204 293,000(4) -- -0- -0- -0- 47,426(3)
John T. La Duc,(6) 1995 248,333 130,000(7) -- -0-(8) -0- -0- 12,417(10)
Senior Vice President 1994 240,000 103,000(7) -- -0- 9,200(9) -0- 4,800(10)
1993 240,000 100,000(7) -- -0- -0- -0- 4,872(10)
Byron L. Wade, 1995 196,660 128,355 -- -0- 5,000 -0- 37,500(3)
Vice President, Secretary 1994 177,140 128,355 -- -0- -0- -0- 31,671(3)
and Deputy General Counsel 1993 171,913 124,412 -- -0- -0- -0- 30,955(3)
<FN>
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(1) Excludes perquisites and other personal benefits because the aggregate amount of such compensation is the lesser of either
$50,000 or 10% of the total of annual salary and bonus reported for the named executive officer.
(2) A 1994 option for 45,000 shares of Preferred Stock was granted in exchange for Mr. Hurwitz relinquishing the SARs for 50,000
shares of Common Stock granted in 1993. Additionally, an option for 250,000 shares of Kaiser common stock was granted by
Kaiser.
(3) Reflects the following aggregate amounts accrued in respect of the Company's Revised Capital Accumulation Plan for 1995, 1994
and 1993 respectively, pursuant to which, in general, benefits vesting 10% annually are payable upon termination of
employment with the Company: Mr. Hurwitz--$94,985, $91,332 and $88,500; Mr. Pierno--$51,716, $49,727 and $48,185; Mr.
Schwartz--$43,628, $39,661 and $38,432; and Mr. Wade--$31,500, $25,671 and $24,875. Additionally, these amounts reflect
matching contributions by the Company under its 401(k) savings plan for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, as follows: Mr.
Hurwitz--$6,000, $6,000 and $8,994; Mr. Pierno--$4,212, $5,787 and $8,994; Mr. Schwartz--$4,848, $5,729 and $8,994; and Mr.
Wade--$6,000, $6,000 and $6,080.
(4) Pursuant to the employment agreements of Messrs. Pierno and Schwartz, their personal loans from the Company outstanding on
the date of such agreements were forgiven in the amount of $15,000 and $20,000, respectively, per year. These amounts are
included here as additional bonus compensation. See, "Certain Transactions" for discussion on such personal loans.
(5) Mr. Schwartz served as Senior Vice President--Corporate Development of the Company for fiscal years 1994 and 1993.
(6) Mr. La Duc also served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company for fiscal years 1994 and 1993. Mr. La Duc received his
compensation for all three years principally from KACC; however, the Company reimbursed KACC for certain allocable costs
associated with the performance of services for the Company by such executive officer. The table reflects such officer's
total compensation, rather than any allocated part of such compensation.
(7) Includes $50,000 (to be paid over a two-year period), $75,000 (to be paid over a three-year period) and $100,000 (to be paid
over a four-year period), awarded for 1995, 1994 and 1993, respectively, for which the Company will reimburse KACC.
(8) As of December 29, 1995, Mr. La Duc held 47,437 shares of restricted common stock of Kaiser valued at approximately $622,611
based on the closing price on such date of $13.125 per share. Restrictions on all such shares will be lifted on December 2,
1996. No dividends will be paid to Mr. La Duc in respect of any restricted shares held. No other named executive officer
held restricted stock of Kaiser or the Company at fiscal year end 1995.
(9) Represents option for shares of Kaiser common stock.
(10) Amount represents contributions under the KACC 401(k) savings plan by KACC.
</TABLE>
OPTION/SAR GRANTS TABLE
The following table sets forth certain information concerning
stock options or SARs granted in fiscal year 1995 to any of the named
executive officers:
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GRANT
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS DATE VALUE
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(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)
% OF TOTAL
# OF OPTIONS/
SECURITIES SARS
UNDERLYING GRANTED TO EXERCISE OR
OPTIONS/SARS EMPLOYEES IN BASE PRICE EXPIRATION GRANT DATE
NAME GRANTS 1995 ($/SHARE) DATE PRESENT VALUE ($) (1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Charles E. Hurwitz 22,500(2) 38.5 46.80 01/24/06 398,302
Anthony R. Pierno 5,000(3) 8.5 45.15 11/29/05 86,158
Paul N. Schwartz 10,000(3) 17.1 45.15 11/29/05 172,316
Byron L. Wade 5,000(3) 8.5 45.15 11/29/05 86,158
<FN>
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(1) Valuation utilizing Black-Scholes Option Price Model using the following assumptions: 5-year daily volatility for Common
Stock, 5.8% risk-free rate (10-year Government Bond as of the grant date) (5.6% for Mr. Hurwitz), no dividend yield and 10-
year exercise or expiration date. No adjustments were made for non-transferability or risk of forfeiture.
(2) Represents underlying shares of Preferred Stock. These options were actually granted after 1995 fiscal year end but were for
services Mr. Hurwitz provided during such year.
(3) Represents underlying shares of Common Stock.
</TABLE>
The SARs set forth in the above table cover shares of Preferred
Stock which were granted to Mr. Hurwitz on January 24, 1996 and shares of
Common Stock granted to Messrs. Pierno, Schwartz and Wade on November 29,
1995 under MAXXAM's 1994 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan (the "Omnibus
Plan") at an exercise price of 20% above the closing price of the Common
Stock on the date of grant. SARs under the Omnibus Plan are exercisable
for cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof at the discretion of the
Company's Board, and vest with respect to 20% on the first anniversary date
of the grant and an additional 20% on each anniversary date thereafter
until fully vested.
OPTION/SAR EXERCISES AND FISCAL YEAR END VALUE TABLE
The table below provides information on an aggregated basis
concerning each exercise of stock options (or tandem SARs) and freestanding
SARs during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 by each of the named
executive officers, and the 1995 fiscal year-end value of unexercised
options and SARs, including SARs exercisable for cash only.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
OPTIONS/SARS IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS/SARS
AT YEAR END (#) AT FISCAL YEAR-END ($)
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SHARES ACQUIRED ON VALUE
NAME EXERCISE (#)(1) REALIZED ($)(2) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Charles E. Hurwitz 21,300 928,200 22,500 36,000 334,125(3) 175,500(3)
-- -- 62,500 187,500 23,438(4) 70,313(4)
John T. La Duc -- -- 6,000 4,000 43,500(3) 29,000(3)
-- -- 2,300 6,900 863(4) 2,588(4)
Paul N. Schwartz 10,000 349,000 16,000 40,000 104,125(3) 170,000(3)
Anthony R. Pierno 2,000 50,000 25,000 5,000 --(3) --(3)
Byron L. Wade 19,000 922,625 9,000 11,000 65,250(3) 43,500(3)
<FN>
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(1) If no shares received, the number reflected, if any, represents the number of securities with respect to which options/SARs
were exercised.
(2) Valued at the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on the date of exercise, less exercise price.
(3) Valued at $35.25 per share, the closing price of the Company's Common Stock on December 29, 1995, less exercise price. If
exercise price is equal to or higher than the closing price, no value is shown.
(4) Valued at $13.125 per share, the closing price of Kaiser common stock on December 29, 1995, less exercise price. If exercise
price is equal to or higher than closing price, no value is shown.
</TABLE>
DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
MAXXAM Pension Plan
All officers who are also employees and other regular employees
of the Company who work at least 1,000 hours in the plan year automatically
participate in the Company's Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan"), a
qualified, noncontributory, funded plan. Benefits equal the sum of an
employee's "past service benefit" and "future service benefit" as set forth
in the following two paragraphs. Benefits are based on an employee's base
salary or wages, plus overtime (excluding bonuses, commissions, incentive
compensation and all other extra compensation), the age of such employee at
retirement and years of service.
Under the Pension Plan, the annual past service benefit is the
greatest of:
(i) benefits accrued under the plan through December 31,
1986,
(ii) the product of (a) the sum of 0.8% of the
participant's Past Service Compensation Base (as
defined), plus 0.8% of the participant's Past
Service Compensation Base in excess of $15,000
multiplied by (b) the participant's credited years
of service prior to January 1, 1987, or
(iii)the product of 1.2% of the participant's Past
Service Compensation Base multiplied by the
participant's credited years of service prior
to January 1, 1987.
For 1987 and 1988, the annual future service benefit equaled 1.6%
of an employee's plan compensation up to two-thirds of the Social Security
wage base, plus 2.4% of any remaining compensation. Effective January 1,
1989, the annual future service benefit equaled 1.75% of an employee's
compensation for each year of participation, plus 0.6% of the employee's
compensation in excess of $10,000. Effective January 1, 1995, the annual
future service benefit equals 2.35% of an employee's compensation for each
year of participation.
The amount of an employee's aggregate plan compensation that may
be included in benefit computations under the Pension Plan is limited to
$150,000 for 1995. Benefits are generally payable as a straight life
annuity or, with respect to married employees, as a 50% joint and survivor
annuity, or, if the employee elects (with spousal consent), in certain
alternative annuity forms. Benefits under the Pension Plan are not subject
to any deductions for Social Security or other offsets. The covered
compensation for 1995 and credited years of service as of December 31, 1995
for the Pension Plan and estimated annual benefits payable upon retirement
at normal retirement age (age 65) for the named executive officers (other
than those compensated by KACC who do not participate in this Pension Plan)
were as follows: Mr. Hurwitz: $150,000--15 years--$112,000; Mr. Pierno:
$150,000--6 years--$36,118; Mr. Schwartz: $150,000--15 years--$111,257;
and Mr. Wade: $150,000--15 years--$93,143.
The projected benefits shown above were computed as single life
annuity amounts, payable beginning at age 65. The benefit amounts reflect
a covered compensation limit of $150,000 for 1996 and subsequent years
under Section 401(a)(17) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). In
addition, the amounts reflect a maximum benefit limit of $120,000 for 1996
and subsequent years (with early retirement reductions where applicable)
that is placed upon annual benefits that may be paid to a participant in
the Pension Plan at retirement under Section 415 of the Code. Combined plan
limits applicable to employees participating in both defined contribution
and defined benefit plans have not been reflected.
Kaiser Retirement Plan
KACC maintains a qualified, defined-benefit Retirement Plan (the
"Kaiser Retirement Plan") for salaried employees of KACC and co-sponsoring
subsidiaries who meet certain eligibility requirements. The table below
shows estimated annual retirement benefits payable under the terms of the
Kaiser Retirement Plan to participants with the indicated years of credited
service. These benefits are reflected without reduction for the
limitations imposed by the Code on qualified plans and before adjustment
for the Social Security offset, thereby reflecting aggregate benefits to be
received, subject to Social Security offsets, under the Kaiser Retirement
Plan and the Kaiser Supplemental Benefit Plan (as defined below).
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YEARS OF SERVICE
ANNUAL -----------------------------------------------
REMUNERATION 15 20 25 30 35
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$150,000 $33,750 $45,000 $56,250 $67,500 $78,750
175,000 39,375 52,500 65,625 78,750 91,875
200,000 45,000 60,000 75,000 90,000 105,000
225,000 50,625 67,500 84,375 101,250 118,125
250,000 56,250 75,000 93,750 112,500 131,250
300,000 67,500 90,000 112,500 135,000 157,500
350,000 78,750 105,000 131,250 157,500 183,750
400,000 90,000 120,000 150,000 180,000 210,000
450,000 101,250 135,000 168,750 202,500 236,250
500,000 112,500 150,000 187,500 225,000 262,500
</TABLE>
The estimated annual retirement benefits shown are based upon the
assumptions that current Kaiser Retirement Plan and Kaiser Supplemental
Benefit Plan provisions remain in effect, that the participant retires at
age 65, and that the retiree receives payments based on a straight life
annuity for his lifetime. Mr. La Duc had 26.3 years of credited service on
December 31, 1995. Monthly retirement benefits, except for certain minimum
benefits, are determined by multiplying years of credited service (not in
excess of 40) by the difference between 1.50% of average monthly
compensation for the highest base period (of 36, 48 or 60 consecutive
months, depending upon compensation level) in the last 10 years of
employment and 1.25% of monthly primary Social Security benefits. Pension
compensation covered by the Kaiser Retirement Plan and the Kaiser
Supplemental Benefits Plan consists of salary and bonus amounts set forth
in the Summary Compensation Table (column (c) plus column (d) thereof).
Participants are entitled to retire and receive pension benefits,
unreduced for age, upon reaching age 62 or after 30 years of credited
service. Full early pension benefits (without adjustment for Social
Security offset prior to age 62) are payable to participants who are at
least 55 years of age and have completed 10 or more years of pension
service (or whose age and years of pension service total 70) and who have
been terminated by KACC or an affiliate for reasons of job elimination or
partial disability. Participants electing to retire prior to age 62 who
are at least 55 years of age and have completed 10 or more years of pension
service (or whose age and years of pension service total at least 70) may
receive pension benefits, unreduced for age, payable at age 62 or reduced
benefits payable earlier. Participants who terminate their employment
after five years or more of pension service, or after age 55 but prior to
age 62, are entitled to pension benefits, unreduced for age, commencing at
age 62 or, if they have completed 10 or more years of pension service,
actuarially reduced benefits payable earlier. For participants with five
or more years of pension service or who have reached age 55 and who die,
the Kaiser Retirement Plan provides a pension to their eligible surviving
spouses. Upon retirement, participants may elect among several payment
alternatives including, for most types of retirement, a lump-sum payment.
MAXXAM Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
Effective March 8, 1991, the Company adopted an unfunded non-
qualified Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "SERP"). The SERP
provides that participants are entitled to receive benefits which would
have been payable to such participants under the Pension Plan except for
the limitations imposed by the Code. Participants in such plan are
selected by the Company's Board of Directors or are entitled to participate
by virtue of provisions in their employment agreements. Four executive
officers of the Company, Messrs. Hurwitz, Pierno, Schwartz and Wade, were
entitled to receive benefits under the SERP during 1995.
The following projections are based on the same assumptions as
utilized in connection with the Pension Plan projections above. The 1996
qualified plan pay limit ($150,000) and benefit limit ($120,000) are
reflected for all years in the future. In addition, no future increases in
the participants' covered compensation amounts from the 1995 levels are
assumed.
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<CAPTION>
HURWITZ PIERNO SCHWARTZ WADE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
COVERED COMPENSATION FOR 1995:
Qualified Plan $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000
Nonqualified Plan 46,660 194,771 140,850 46,660
-------------- ------------ --------------- -------------
Total $196,660 $344,771 $290,850 $196,660
============== ============ =============== =============
CREDIT YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1995 15 6 15 15
============== ============ =============== =============
PROJECTED NORMAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT:
Qualified Plan $93,143 $36,118 $111,257 $93,143
Nonqualified Plan 19,138 20,126 56,598 19,138
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Total $112,281 $56,244 $167,855 $112,281
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</TABLE>
Kaiser Supplemental Benefits Plan
KACC maintains an unfunded, non-qualified Supplemental Benefits
Plan (the "Kaiser Supplemental Benefits Plan"), the purpose of which is to
restore benefits which would otherwise be paid from the Kaiser Retirement
Plan or the Supplemental Savings and Retirement Plan, a qualified Section
401(k) plan (the "Kaiser Savings Plan"), were it not for the Section
401(a)(17) and Section 415 limitations imposed by the Code. Participation
in the Kaiser Supplemental Benefits Plan includes all employees of KACC and
its subsidiaries whose benefits under the Kaiser Retirement Plan and Kaiser
Savings Plan are likely to be affected by such limitations imposed by the
Code. Eligible participants, including Mr. La Duc, are entitled to receive
the equivalent of the Kaiser Retirement Plan and Kaiser Savings Plan
benefits which they may be prevented from receiving under those plans
because of such Code limitations.
MAXXAM Severance or Termination Policy
Severance or termination pay is generally granted to regular
full-time employees who are involuntarily terminated, subject to a number
of exclusions, pursuant to an unfunded policy. After such termination, the
policy provides for payment in an amount ranging from two weeks salary for
at least one year of service graduating to a maximum of 104 weeks salary.
The amounts payable under the policy if the named executive officers had
been involuntarily terminated on December 31, 1995 would have been as
follows: Mr. Hurwitz: $1,266,470; Mr. Pierno: $79,563; Mr. Schwartz:
$581,700; and Mr. Wade: $420,000.
Kaiser Termination Payment Policy
Most full-time salaried employees of KACC are eligible for
benefits under an unfunded termination policy if their employment is
involuntarily terminated, subject to a number of exclusions. The policy
provides for lump sum payments after termination ranging from one-half
month's salary for less than one year of service graduating to eight
months' salary for 30 or more years of service. The amount payable to Mr.
La Duc under the policy if he had been involuntarily terminated on December
31, 1995 would have been $145,833.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS
All executive officers are eligible to participate in a deferred
compensation program. An executive officer may defer up to 20% of gross
salary and up to 20% of any bonus otherwise payable to such executive
officer for any calendar year. The designated percentage of deferred
compensation is credited to a book account as of the date such compensation
would have been paid and is deemed "invested" in an account bearing
interest calculated using one-twelfth of the sum of the prime rate plus 2%
on the first day of each month. Deferred compensation, including all
earnings credited to the book account, will be paid in cash to the
executive or beneficiary as soon as practicable following the date the
executive ceases for any reason to be an employee of the Company either in
a lump sum or in a specified number of annual installments, not to exceed
ten, at the executive's election. No compensation was deferred under this
program for 1995.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
ON
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of
Directors of the Company has furnished the following report on executive
compensation for fiscal year 1995:
EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
The Committee generally approves the policies under which
compensation is paid or awarded to the Company's executive officers.
Occasionally, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company may exercise his
authority to make a particular payment, award or adjustment. The Committee
takes into consideration in its decisions on executive compensation the
Company's particular origins and complex structure requiring diversified
and multifaceted financial and managerial skills. The Company consists of
units operating in four wholly separate industries: aluminum, forest
products, real estate and parimutuel horse racing. Many of the Company's
executives also serve in executive capacities in some or all of its
operating subsidiaries in the varying industries. While the Company's
annual earnings are an important focus, its principal objective for more
than a decade has been the enhancement of stockholder value which is
measured only in part by current earnings. During the past decade or so,
the Company's growth was accomplished primarily through acquisitions, and
the Company's executive officers have responsibilities related to corporate
development through acquisition and assimilation of operating businesses
that are additional to the responsibilities of most executive officers at
corporations of comparable size. Accordingly, the Committee recognizes
that the particular talents of its executives in building the Company's
asset base, in expanding into new business segments and in assimilating
acquired businesses are not necessarily tied to current earnings. The
Company's operating subsidiaries are highly leveraged. The Committee also
recognizes and takes into account the role of its executive officers in
financial structuring, refinancing and reorganizations on behalf of its
operating units. Additional factors considered by the Committee are the
special public relations and litigation related challenges the Company
presents for its executive officers. These factors present a particular
challenge for the Committee in determining appropriate approaches to
executive compensation.
The primary elements of compensation for executive officers of
the Company are base salaries and annual discretionary bonuses. From time
to time, the Committee also recommends or approves bonus compensation
awards under additional incentive compensation programs such as the
Company's Omnibus Plan. The Omnibus Plan was recommended by the Committee,
adopted by the Board and approved by the stockholders of the Company during
1994. During 1995, the Committee recommended and the Board of Directors
approved a deferred compensation program whereby executives can
contractually elect to defer up to 20% of gross salary and/or bonus
compensation. See "Executive Compensation--Employment Contracts and
Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Arrangements" above for a
description of such program.
Base Salary
The Company's executive compensation philosophy is to pay base
salaries adequate to attract and retain executives whose education,
training, experience, talents and particular knowledge of the Company, its
businesses and industries in which it operates allow them to be key
contributors to the administration, management and operations of the
Company.
Specific determinations as to base salaries are based primarily
on individual attributes and the specific duties or responsibilities
assigned to the particular executive. Base salaries are generally adjusted
annually according to cost of living information. On November 29, 1995,
base salaries for executive officers (except those principally compensated
by KACC) were reviewed individually and recommendations as to increases for
the coming fiscal year were made by the Committee. Among the factors
considered by the Committee in determining the amount of the base salary
increases were the Consumer Price Index and the national average increases.
For the most part, across-the-board base salary increases for key employees
of the Company were 2%, approximately one-half of the base salaries
percentage increase of 4% for the previous year. This was done as part of
a package compensation award whereby certain key employees of the Company,
including all of the Company's executive officers (except those principally
compensated by KACC), were granted stock appreciation rights ("SARs") under
the Omnibus Plan in conjunction with base salary increases and annual bonus
compensation. See, "--Additional Incentive Awards" below. For employees
who were not awarded SARs, base salary increases for the most part were 4%.
Annual Discretionary Bonus
It is the Company's policy that a significant portion of an
executive officer's compensation be at-risk compensation that is paid
through an annual discretionary bonus. The purpose of such discretionary
bonus policy is to enable the Committee to focus on each executive
officer's individual efforts and contribution to the Company during the
year in the context of both the Company's performance and the particular
responsibilities and projects undertaken by the executive during the year,
and award bonus compensation accordingly. Specific determinations as to
such bonus compensation are based primarily on the level of achievement of
the Company's corporate objectives, the individual's contribution to such
achievement and assumption of additional duties or responsibilities by such
executive officer. The Company also recognizes particular challenges faced
by executives in efforts to strengthen some of its less profitable and
marginal operations. The Committee believes that this approach best serves
both the short- and long-term interest of the Company and its stockholders
by significantly compensating executive officers retrospectively for
services they have performed that can be both quantitatively and
qualitatively analyzed as opposed to compensating executive officers
prospectively through larger base salaries. Such bonus compensation is
typically awarded in December of each fiscal year and principally paid in
cash. Bonus amounts paid by the Company to executive officers (other than
the Chief Executive Officer and executive officers principally compensated
by Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation ("KACC")) during December 1995
were the same dollar amounts as were paid for 1994. No increases in bonus
amounts were given due to the contemporaneous grants of SARs discussed
above. Such bonuses were proposed (other than with respect to himself) by
the Chief Executive Officer, reviewed and approved by the Committee.
Additional Incentive Awards
Awards under the Omnibus Plan are stock-based and such
compensation received thereunder, if any, is usually tied to stock price
appreciation which will also be realized by the Company's stockholders.
During November 1995, upon the Committee's approval, the Company awarded
SARs to twelve key employees, including three of its four named executive
officers. These were the first "across-the-board" stock-based incentives
granted by the Company since mid-1989. The SARs were granted at an
exercise price of $45.15, which is 20% above the November 29, 1995 closing
price on the American Stock Exchange. The SARs vest at 20% on the first
anniversary of the date of such grants, and 20% on each anniversary date
thereafter until fully vested. The SARs expire ten years from the date of
grant. Executive officers of the Company, who are principally compensated
by KACC, were not granted any SARs.<PAGE>
Employment Agreements
For the first quarter of 1995, the compensation of certain
executive officers was governed by their respective employment agreements
with the Company. Such employment agreements expired in March 1995 at the
end of their five year terms. Such agreements were negotiated prior to the
relocation of the Company's corporate offices from Los Angeles to Houston
in 1990. These employment agreements were entered into in order to assure
the relocation and continued employment of such executives in their
respective capacities, and in order to procure for the Company their
continuing commitments for that period of time. The base salaries, ranges
for incentive awards as well as stock based incentive awards were
established during these negotiations by the Chief Executive Officer and
approved by the Committee. Factors considered by the Committee in
approving these employment agreements were the relevant executive's
compensation history, particular talents and responsibilities, and relative
contributions to the Company. After expiration of the employment
agreements, the executive officers became subject to the policies for all
executive officers described above.
Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer for the Last
Completed Fiscal Year
The compensation of Charles E. Hurwitz, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer, generally consists of the same
elements as for other executive officers. However, the Committee
recognizes the special entrepreneurial talents of Mr. Hurwitz which have
provided extraordinary opportunities for the Company from time to time, and
the Committee has awarded extraordinary compensation to Mr. Hurwitz in
recognition of his role in providing such opportunities and as an incentive
to provide future opportunities. The Committee approved a base salary
increase for 1996 of 2% for Mr. Hurwitz in January of 1996. This was the
same percentage of increase generally provided during the same period to
the Company's executive officers and other key employees who also received
awards under the Omnibus Plan for services provided during 1995. In
addition, Mr. Hurwitz is the only executive officer who was a participant
under the Executive Plan (as defined below) during 1995.
Under the Executive Plan (as defined below), Mr. Hurwitz was
entitled to receive approximately $2,400,000 based on specific performance
goals established in March 1995 having been achieved at fiscal year end,
1995. The amount available for award to Mr. Hurwitz under the Executive
Plan was based on the marked improvement in the Company's consolidated
financial results for 1995 as compared with 1994, the completion of the
bankruptcy restructuring of Sam Houston Race Park, the increase in earnings
per share in 1995 as compared with 1994 and the achievement of two
divisional plans. However, the Committee exercised its negative discretion
permitted under the Executive Plan and awarded Mr. Hurwitz a bonus amount
of $200,000 thereunder, or approximately 8.3% of his entitlement under the
Executive Plan, in respect of his services during 1995. The Committee
exercised its negative discretion to limit the award to Mr. Hurwitz under
the Executive Plan to the same amount he had received the previous year.
This was done as part of a year-end compensation package whereby certain
key employees of the Company, including all of the Company's executive
officers (except those principally compensated by KACC), were granted base
salary increases of 2%, annual bonus compensation in the same amounts as
were awarded the previous year with the primary variable component being
grants under the Omnibus Plan. The Committee awarded Mr. Hurwitz a bonus
of $250,000 under the Company's annual discretionary bonus policies
applicable to all of its executive officers as discussed above, which was
the same amount he received for 1994. This discretionary bonus when added
to the amount Mr. Hurwitz earned under the Executive Plan, although such
amounts are not dependent upon or related to the other, give Mr.
Hurwitz an aggregate bonus of $450,000 for 1995 as reflected in the Summary
Compensation Table.
The Committee gave Mr. Hurwitz a choice between two alternative
awards under the Omnibus Plan of either options to purchase (i) 22,500
shares of Preferred Stock or (ii) 25,000 shares of Common Stock, both at an
exercise price of $46.80, which is 20% above the closing price for the
Company's Common Stock on January 24, 1996. Mr. Hurwitz chose the options
to purchase 22,500 shares of Preferred Stock. The options will vest in 20%
increments each year on the anniversary date of the grant until fully
vested. They expire ten years from the date of grant.
During 1995, the Committee designated Mr. Hurwitz as a
participant in the Company's SERP (as hereinafter defined) with credit for
his fifteen years of service to the Company. See, "Executive Compensation-
- -Defined Benefit Plans--MAXXAM Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan."
COMPENSATION BY KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Certain of the Company's executive officers were compensated
during 1995 principally by KACC, a majority owned subsidiary of the
Company, which establishes salaries and other elements of compensation for
such executive officers. Where an executive officer of both the Company
and KACC is compensated by KACC (such as Mr. La Duc), or where an executive
officer of both the Company and KACC is compensated by the Company (such as
Messrs. Pierno and Wade), the respective corporations make intercompany
allocations of the costs of employment of the executive officer based on an
allocation of that executive officer's time as expended among the Company
or KACC and respective subsidiaries. Such allocations are described under
"Certain Transactions" below.
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M)
Section 162(m) of the Code, enacted in 1993, generally disallows
a tax deduction to public companies for compensation over $1 million paid
to the Chief Executive Officer and four other most highly compensated
executive officers of such corporations. Qualifying performance-based
compensation will not be subject to the deduction limit if certain
requirements are met. The MAXXAM 1994 Executive Bonus Plan (the "Executive
Plan") and the Omnibus Plan, each of which has been approved by the
stockholders of the Company, are performance based and designed to enable
compliance with Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
Under the Executive Plan, the executive officers who are or will
be eligible to participate are the only executive officers of the Company
to which the deduction limitation is likely to apply. In general, in
administering the Executive Plan, the Committee meets before March 31 of
each year to identify current areas, factors or transactions of the
Company's business where it is beneficial in that particular year to
provide an incentive as to each participant's performance. Thus, specific
performance goals are established that are narrowly fact-specific to a
given fiscal year and prospective in nature. For example, some of the
performance goals for 1995 under the Executive Plan were based upon
specific projects, including (i) two major subsidiaries committing to
certain new business ventures, (ii) the completion of restructuring of
certain indebtedness of an affiliate and (iii) the execution of a binding
written agreement in respect to an extraordinary transaction. Other
criteria for 1995 were more general, such as loss reductions, earning
improvements and achievement of the 1995 business plan for each of the
Company's industry segments.
For purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code, the Committee was
composed of qualifying directors during 1995. However, under the final
treasury regulations that govern this section, effective as of the date of
the Annual Meeting, Mr. Levin will no longer qualify to serve on the
Committee. Therefore, the Company intends to replace the Committee with
two separate committees, the Section 162(m) Committee, which will
administer the Section 162(m) plans, and the Compensation Policy Committee,
which will administer and establish overall compensation policies except
those related to Section 162(m) plans. Each such committee will report
directly to the full Board of Directors. Mr. Levin is expected to serve on
the Compensation Policy Committee but will not serve on the Section 162(m)
Committee.
Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors
Robert J. Cruikshank
Ezra G. Levin, Chairman
Stanley D. Rosenberg
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
No member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company was, during the 1995 fiscal year, an officer or employee of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or was formerly an officer of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries; however, one member had a relationship
requiring disclosure by the Company under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. Mr.
Levin served on the Company's Compensation Committee and Board of Directors
during 1995. Mr. Levin is also a partner in the law firm of Kramer, Levin,
Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, which provided legal services for the
Company and its subsidiaries during 1995.
During the Company's 1995 fiscal year, no executive officer of
the Company served as (i) a member of the compensation committee (or other
board committee performing equivalent functions) of another entity, one of
whose executive officers served on the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors, (ii) a director of another entity, one of whose executive
officers served on the Compensation Committee of the Company, or (iii) a
member of the compensation committee (or other board committee performing
equivalent functions) of another entity, one of whose executive officers
served as a director of the Company.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following performance graph compares the cumulative total
stockholder return on the Company's Common Stock with the cumulative total
returns of the S&P 500 Stock Index and two peer groups consisting of
companies included by S&P in its published indices for the Aluminum
Industry and the Paper and Forest Products Industry for the Company's last
five fiscal years. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in
the Company's Common Stock and each index was $100 at December 31, 1990,
and that all dividends were reinvested. The data points are calculated as
of the last trading day for the year indicated.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Company/Index Name 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
MAXXAM Inc. 100 94.38 88.35 118.07 99.20 113.25
S&P 500 Index 100 130.47 140.41 154.56 156.60 215.45
Paper & Forest Products 100 126.84 145.03 159.84 166.55 183.97
Aluminum 100 107.95 110.50 113.14 138.73 170.97
</TABLE>
The Company is involved in the real estate and horse racing
industries in addition to the aluminum and forest product industries.
However, the real estate and horse racing units of the Company account for
less than 5% of the Company's gross revenues on a consolidated basis and,
therefore, a line-of-business index for each such industries are not
utilized.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
LITIGATION MATTERS<PAGE>
USAT Litigation
In October 1994, the Company learned that the United States
Department of Treasury's Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") had commenced
an investigation into United Financial Group, Inc. ("UFG") and the
insolvency of its wholly owned subsidiary, United Savings Association of
Texas ("USAT"). In December 1988, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
("FHLBB") placed USAT into receivership and appointed the Federal Savings &
Loan Insurance Corp. ("FSLIC") as receiver. At the time of the
receivership, the Company owned approximately 13% of the voting stock of
UFG. The Company has produced documents to the OTS and the OTS also has
deposed certain current and former officers and/or directors of the
Company.
On December 26, 1995, the OTS initiated formal administrative
proceedings (the "OTS action") against the Company and others by filing the
Notice. The Notice alleges misconduct by the Company, Federated, Mr.
Hurwitz and the other respondents with respect to the failure of USAT. The
Notice claims that the Company was a savings and loan holding company, that
with others it controlled USAT, and that, as a result of such status and
agreements with the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, it was therefore
obligated to maintain the net worth of USAT. The Notice makes numerous
other allegations against the Company and the other respondents, including
allegations that through USAT it was involved in prohibited transactions
with Drexel, Burnham, Lambert Inc. ("Drexel"). The OTS, among other
things, seeks unspecified damages in excess of $138.0 million from the
Company and Federated, civil money penalties and a removal from, and
prohibition against the Company and the other respondents engaging in, the
banking industry. On February 20, 1996, the respondents filed their
responses to the Notice. The administrative law judge has set this matter
for hearing on January 21, 1997. It is impossible to predict the ultimate
outcome of the foregoing matter or its potential impact on the Company's
liquidity, consolidated financial position or results of operations,
although there can be no assurance that such impact will not be material.
In a separate but related matter, on December 7, 1995, the
Company filed a petition for review in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals alleging various statutory violations by certain predecessor
agencies to the OTS and seeking to modify, terminate or set aside the
December 30, 1988 order awarding the bid to acquire USAT to a bidder other
than the Company, whose bid was lower than the Company's bid (i.e. more
costly to the government and taxpayers). The action is entitled MAXXAM
Inc. v. Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury (No. 95-
60753). The bidder that was awarded USAT subsequently filed a motion to
intervene in this action and on March 6, 1996, the Court granted the
motion.
In another separate but related matter, on February 21, 1996, the
Company filed an action, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act
("FOIA"), entitled MAXXAM Inc. v. FDIC (No. H-96-6041) in the U. S.
District Court for the Southern District of Texas seeking to compel the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") to produce certain
documents concerning the bidding process for and award of USAT. Because
the OTS has now responded to the FOIA request, on April 16, 1996, the
Company agreed to dismiss this suit.
On August 2, 1995, the FDIC filed a civil action entitled Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, as manager of the FSLIC Resolution Fund v.
Charles E. Hurwitz (No. H-95-3936) in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Texas. This action did not name the Company as a
defendant. The suit against Mr. Hurwitz seeks damages in excess of $250.0
million based on the allegation that Mr. Hurwitz was a controlling
shareholder, de facto senior officer and director of USAT, and was involved
in certain decisions which contributed to the insolvency of USAT. The FDIC
further alleges, among other things, that Mr. Hurwitz was obligated to
ensure that UFG, Federated and the Company maintained the net worth of
USAT. On October 24, 1995, Mr. Hurwitz filed a motion to dismiss this
action. On November 14, 1995, Mr. Hurwitz filed a motion to join the OTS
to this action. The Company and certain other respondents in the OTS
action subsequently filed motions to intervene in this action; the Company
conditioned its motion on the Court joining the OTS to this action. The
Company filed with its motion to intervene a proposed complaint which
alleges that the OTS violated the Administrative Procedures Act by
rejecting the Company's bid for USAT. The FDIC is opposing the motion to
join the OTS and the intervention motions and is seeking to stay this
action pending the outcome of the OTS action or proceed in this case only
against Mr. Hurwitz. It is impossible to predict the ultimate outcome of
the foregoing matter or its potential impact on the Company's liquidity,
consolidated financial position or results of operations, although there
can be no assurance that such impact will not be material.
In January 1995, an action entitled U.S., ex rel., Martel v.
Hurwitz, et al. was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of California (No. C950322) and names as defendants the Company,
Mr. Hurwitz, MGI, Federated, UFG and a former director of the Company.
This action is purportedly brought by plaintiff on behalf of the U.S.
government; however, the U.S. government has declined to participate in the
suit. The suit alleges that defendants made false statements and claims in
violation of the Federal False Claims Act in connection with USAT.
Plaintiff alleges, among other things, that defendants used the federally
insured assets of USAT to acquire junk bonds from Michael Milken and Drexel
and that, in exchange, Mr. Milken and Drexel arranged financing for
defendants' various business ventures, including the acquisition of Pacific
Lumber. Plaintiff alleges that USAT became insolvent in 1988 and that
defendants should be required to pay $1.6 billion (subject to trebling) to
cover USAT's losses. The Company's alleged portion of such damages has not
been specified. Plaintiff seeks, among other things, that the Court impose
a constructive trust upon the fruits of the alleged improper use of USAT
funds. On March 22, 1996, the Court granted defendants' motion to have
this case transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of Texas.
Zero Coupon Note Litigation
In April 1989, an action was filed against the Company, MGI,
MAXXAM Properties Inc. ("MPI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of MGI, and
certain of the Company's directors in the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware, entitled Progressive United Corporation v. MAXXAM Inc., et al.,
Civil Action No. 10785. Plaintiff purports to bring this action as a
stockholder of the Company derivatively on behalf of the Company and MPI.
In May 1989, a second action containing substantially similar allegations
was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, entitled Wolf
v. Hurwitz, et al. (No. 10846) and the two cases were consolidated
(collectively, the "Zero Coupon Note" actions). The Zero Coupon Note
actions relate to a Put and Call Agreement entered into between MPI and Mr.
Hurwitz, as well as a predecessor agreement (the "Prior Agreement"). Among
other things, the Put and Call Agreement provided that Mr. Hurwitz had the
option (the "Call") to purchase from MPI certain notes (or the Company's
Common Stock into which they were converted) for $10.3 million. In July
1989, Mr. Hurwitz exercised the Call and acquired 990,400 shares of the
Company's Common Stock. The Zero Coupon Note actions generally allege that
in entering into the Prior Agreement Mr. Hurwitz usurped a corporate
opportunity belonging to the Company, that the Put and Call Agreement
constituted a waste of corporate assets of the Company and MPI, and that
the defendant directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with
these matters. Plaintiffs seek to have the Put and Call Agreement declared
null and void, among other remedies.
Rancho Mirage Litigation
In May 1991, a derivative action entitled Progressive United
Corporation v. MAXXAM Inc., et al. (No. 12111) (the "Progressive United"
action) was filed in the Court of Chancery, State of Delaware against the
Company, Federated, the Company's Board of Directors and MCO Properties
Inc. ("MCOP"), the outstanding common stock of which is wholly owned by the
Company and the outstanding preferred stock of which is wholly owned by
Federated. The action alleges abuse of control and breaches of fiduciary
obligations based on, and unfair consideration for, the Company's Agreement
in Principle with Federated to (a) forgive payments of principal and
interest of approximately $32.2 million due from Federated under two loan
agreements entered into between MCOP and Federated in 1987 (and later
assigned by MCOP to the Company), and (b) grant an additional $11.0 million
of consideration to Federated, in exchange for certain real estate assets
valued at approximately $42.9 million in Rancho Mirage, California, held by
Federated (the "Mirada transactions"). Plaintiff seeks to have the
Agreement in Principle rescinded, an accounting under the loan agreements,
repayment of any losses suffered by the Company or MCOP, costs and
attorneys fees.
The following six additional lawsuits, similar to the Progressive
United action, were filed in 1991 and 1992 in Delaware Chancery Court
challenging the Mirada transactions: NL Industries, et al. v. MAXXAM Inc.,
et al. (No. 12353); Kahn, et al. v. Federated, et al. (No. 12373);
Thistlethwaite, et al. v. MAXXAM Inc., et al. (No. 12377); Glinert, et al.
v. Hurwitz, et al. (No. 12383); Friscia, et al. v. MAXXAM Inc., et al.
(No. 12390); and Kassoway, et al. v. MAXXAM Inc., et al. (No. 12404). The
Kahn, Glinert, Friscia and Kassoway actions have been consolidated with the
Progressive United action into In re MAXXAM Inc./Federated Development
Shareholders Litigation (No. 12111); the NL Industries action has been
"coordinated" with the consolidated actions; the Thistlethwaite action has
been stayed pending the outcome of the consolidated actions. In January
1994, a derivative action entitled NL Industries, et al. v. Federated, et
al. (No. 94-00630) was filed in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas,
against the Company (as nominal defendant) and Federated. This action
contains allegations and seeks relief similar to that contained in the In
re MAXXAM Inc./Federated Development Shareholders Litigation. The parties
agreed to stay this action in light of the In re MAXXAM Inc. / Federated
Development Shareholders Litigation. With respect to the In re MAXXAM
Inc./Federated Development Shareholders Litigation, on February 10, 1995,
the Court issued its decision disapproving a previously announced proposed
settlement and on June 23, 1995, the Court denied defendants' motion to
dismiss certain of plaintiffs' claim. This matter was tried before the
Court commencing January 29, 1996. The Court held a hearing on April 2,
1996 on various trial-related matters, including defendants' motion to
dismiss the claims relating to the 1987 loan transactions. The Court is
expected to schedule oral argument on the merits of the case for some time
this summer.
Recapitalization Litigation
On March 19, 1996, a lawsuit was filed against the Company,
Kaiser and Kaiser's directors challenging and seeking to enjoin a proposed
recapitalization, which would, among other things, reclassify Kaiser's
existing common stock into two classes of common stock, and the April 10,
1996 special stockholders' meeting at which the proposed recapitalization
was to be considered. The suit, which is entitled Matheson, et. al. v.
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, et. al. (No. 14900) and was filed in Delaware
Court of Chancery, purports to be an individual and class action by persons
who as of March 18, 1996 (the record date for the April 10, 1996 meeting)
owned Kaiser's outstanding common stock and 8.255% PRIDES Convertible
Preferred Stock (the "PRIDES"). Plaintiffs allege, among other things,
breaches of fiduciary duties by certain defendants and that the proposed
recapitalization violates Delaware law and the certificate of designation
for the PRIDES. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, rescission, rescissory
damages and other relief. On April 8, 1996, the Delaware Court of
Chancery issued a ruling which preliminarily enjoins Kaiser from
implementing the proposed recapitalization. On April 10, 1996, Kaiser
called the scheduled special meeting of stockholders to order and the
meeting was adjourned to May 1, 1996, without taking a vote on the proposed
recapitalization. Kaiser is currently evaluating the alternatives
available to it in view of the Court's ruling. On April 19, 1996, the
Delaware Supreme Court granted Kaiser's motion to consider, on an expedited
basis, Kaiser's appeal of the preliminary injunction. The Court's ruling
does not prohibit a vote on the proposed recapitalization and it could be
voted upon. In the event that the proposed recapitalization is voted upon
and approved, the proposed recapitalization could be implemented if the
preliminary injunction is lifted or reversed.
OTHER MATTERS
In May 1995, MCOP granted Olympus Rancho Mirage, L.P.
("Olympus"), an unaffiliated third party, a non-exclusive easement on
certain property in Rancho Mirage, California. Such easement is to allow
access to a proposed golf course. At the same time, a partnership owned by
Federated which operated the business of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (the
"Hotel"), which is also located in Rancho Mirage, California, transfered
the Hotel to Olympus. In consideration for such easement, Olympus agreed
to provide MCOP with Hotel amenity benefits which will be available to area
lot owners for a fee. Such amenities include, among other things, room
service, maid service and use of the tennis center, health club, meeting
rooms and swimming pool. MCOP also agreed not to develop a contemplated
hotel-type facility on other real property it owns in the vicinity.
Olympus received a revocable parking license on certain other adjacent
property of MCOP.
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries share certain
administrative and general expenses with Federated. Under these
arrangements, Federated's obligation to the Company and its subsidiaries
was approximately $201,000 for 1995. Federated and the Company also share
office space leased by the Company. The obligations of Federated relating
to 1995 under such office space sharing arrangement amounted to
approximately $9,000. At December 31, 1995, Federated owed the Company
$279,000 for shared office space and certain general and administrative
expenses. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Bering Holdings, Inc.
("Bering Holdings"), is a Texas registered investment adviser which has an
agreement with Federated whereby Bering Holdings manages an investment
portfolio for Federated on substantially the same terms as provided to
other persons. The agreement provides for an annual management fee equal
to 1% of the average value of the protfolio, except for certain short-term
investments for which the management fee is -1/2 of 1% per annum. The
agreement also provides for an annual performance fee equal to 10% of the
net gain in certain portfolios. Bering Holdings has accrued management and
performance fees for the year ended December 31, 1995 of approximately
$84,000 and $215,000, respectively. At December 31, 1995, Federated owed
Bering Holdings $223,000 in respect of such fees.
Mr. Levin, a director of the Company, is a partner in the law
firm of Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, which provides
legal services for the Company and its subsidiaries.
On April 17, 1995, Sam Houston Race Park, Ltd. (the
"Partnership"), SHRP Acquisition, Inc. and SHRP Capital Corp. filed
voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Their bankruptcy reorganization plan has since been confirmed and the
transactions contemplated by the bankruptcy plan were consummated on
October 6, 1996. Since July 1993, Mr. Wade has served as a director, Vice
President and Secretary of SHRP, Inc., the Partnership's sole general
partner prior to the Partnership's bankruptcy reorganization, and of SHRP
Capital Corp., a subsidiary of the Partnership; Mr. Schwartz has served as
a director and Executive Vice President of both SHRP, Inc. and SHRP Capital
Corp.; and Mr. Hurwitz has served as a director and Chairman of the Board
of SHRP, Inc. and as a director, Chairman of the Board and President of
SHRP Capital Corp.
In January 1995, Mr. Pierno repaid a $150,000 bank loan which had
been guaranteed by the Company. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Pierno's
employment agreement with the Company (which expired in March 1995), his
personal loans from the Company, which aggregated $150,000 at 6% interest,
were forgiven at the rate of $15,000 per year. Such loans were, and
continue to be, secured by real estate owned by Mr. Pierno. As of February
28, 1995, the Company entered into an amendment of Mr. Pierno's promissory
note evidencing such loans which provides that (i) installments of $18,750
be paid on each of December 31, 1995, 1996 and 1997, with any remaining
principal balance, together with accrued interest, to be paid in full on
December 31, 1998; and (ii) the loans also be secured by any amounts to
which Mr. Pierno may be entitled pursuant to the Company's Revised Capital
Accumulation Plan. Mr. Pierno's principal balance on such loans is
currently $56,250. Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Pierno's employment
agreement, he borrowed an additional $200,000 bearing interest at 6% per
annum, with interest being payable monthly and principal being due December
15, 1998, as amended (with prepayments due upon the exercise by Mr. Pierno
of any SARs granted pursuant to the agreement or employee benefit plan).
Such promissory note is also secured by any amounts to which Mr. Pierno may
be entitled pursuant to the Company's Revised Capital Accumulation Plan.
Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Schwartz's employment agreement with
the Company (which expired in March 1995), his personal loans
outstanding on the date of the agreement were forgiven at the rate of
$20,000 per year. The agreement also provided for additional loans to Mr.
Schwartz, all of which were received by Mr. Schwartz in 1990. As of June
30, 1995, Mr. Schwartz had $100,000 in principal amount of loans
outstanding. Mr. Schwartz repaid the outstanding loans, together with
accrued interest thereon, in August 1995.
In July 1993, the Company loaned Mr. Wade $50,000, and advanced
him an additional $50,000 which was repaid within ten days, in connection
with his purchase of an interest in the Partnership. $50,000 of which was
repaid within 10 days. This loan was evidenced by an unsecured promissory
note, interest being payable monthly at an annual rate of 6%. As of June
30, 1995, Mr. Wade had $20,000 in principal amount outstanding on this
loan. In August 1995, Mr. Wade repaid the principal of this loan, together
with accrued interest thereon.
As of June 30, 1995, Ms. Diane Dudley had a loan outstanding in
the principal amount of $100,000 at an annual interest rate of 6%. Ms.
Dudley repaid the outstanding loan, together with the accrued interest
thereon, in September 1995.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
Based solely upon a review of such copies of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and
any amendments thereto furnished to the Company with respect to its most
recent fiscal year, and written representations from certain reporting
persons that no Forms 5 were required, the Company believes that all filing
requirements were complied with which were applicable to its officers,
directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners.
OTHER MATTERS
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Company has appointed Arthur Andersen LLP as its independent
public accountants through the conclusion of the audit with respect to the
Company's 1995 fiscal year. Representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP plan to
attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will be available to answer
appropriate questions. Such representatives will also have an opportunity
to make a statement at the meeting, if they so desire.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Stockholder proposals intended to be presented at the 1997 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders must be received at the Company's executive offices
at 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2600, Houston, Texas 77057 by December 23, 1996
in order to be included in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy
relating to that meeting.
OTHER MATTERS
The cost of mailing and soliciting proxies in connection with the
Annual Meeting will be borne by the Company. The Company will, if
requested, reimburse banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees
and certain fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses incurred in mailing
proxy material to their principals. Proxies may be solicited by directors,
officers and employees of the Company without special remuneration. The
Company has retained Corporate Investor Communications, Inc. to assist in
the distribution and solicitation of proxies at an estimated cost of
approximately $4,500 (including expenses). In addition to the use of
mails, proxies may be solicited by personal interviews, facsimile,
telephone or telegraph.
The persons designated to vote shares covered by management
proxies intend to exercise their judgment in voting such shares on other
matters that may properly come before the meeting. Management knows of no
matters which will be presented for action at the meeting other than as
referred to in this Proxy Statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors
BYRON L. WADE
Secretary
April 22, 1996
Houston, Texas
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Table of Contents Notice of 1996 Annual Meeting
and
Notice of Annual Meeting of Proxy Statement
Stockholders
Proxy Statement ================================
Election of Directors 1
The Board of Directors
and its Committees 2
Executive Officers and
Directors 4
Principal Stockholders 7
Executive Compensation 9
Compensation Committee
Report on Executive
Compensation 14
Performance Graph 19
Certain Transactions 20
Compliance with Section
16(a) of the Exchange
Act 24
Other Matters 24 Important
Please sign and date your proxy
card and promptly return it in
=============================== the enclosed envelope.
Printed on recycled paper.
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C MAXXAM INC.
O 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2600
M Houston, Texas 77057
M
O This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
N
The undersigned hereby appoints Charles E. Hurwitz,
S Paul N. Schwartz and Anthony R. Pierno as proxies (each with
T power to act alone and with power of substitution) to vote
O as designated on the reverse side, all shares of Common
C Stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual
K Meeting of Stockholders of MAXXAM Inc. to be held on May 22,
1996, and at any and all adjournments or postponements
thereof.
WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS
DESIGNATED BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED,
THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
(Continued and signature required on the reverse side)
MAXXAM INC.
P.O. BOX 11240
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10203-0240
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1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(a) FOR nominee WITHHOLD AUTHORITY (a) Stanley D. Rosenberg
listed / / to vote for (for term expiring in 1997)
nominee / /
(b) FOR nominee WITHHOLD AUTHORITY (b) Robert J. Cruikshank
listed / / to vote for (for term expiring in 1999)
nominee / /
2. In their discretion, the proxies
are authorized to vote upon such
matters as may properly come
before the meeting or any
adjournments or postponements
thereof, hereby revoking any proxy
or proxies heretofore given by the FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
undersigned.
Votes MUST be indicated
(x) in Black or Blue Ink. / /
Please note change of address
or comments to the left and,
if so noted, please mark here
/ /
Please sign exactly as your
name appears at left. If stock
is held in the name of more than
one person, EACH person should
sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee
or guardian, please give full
title as such. If a corporation,
please sign in full corporation
name by President or other
authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized
person.
Dated: ------------------, 1996
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Signature
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Signature if held jointly
Please complete, sign, date and return the proxy card promptly, using the
enclosed envelope.
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P MAXXAM INC.
R 5847 San Felipe, Suite 2600
E Houston, Texas 77057
F
E This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of the Board of Directors
R
R The undersigned hereby appoints Charles E. Hurwitz,
E Paul N. Schwartz and Anthony R. Pierno as proxies (each with
D power to act alone and with power of substitution) to vote
as designated on the reverse side, all shares of Class A
S $.05 Non-Cumulative Participating Convertible Preferred
T Stock the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual
O Meeting of Stockholders of MAXXAM Inc. to be held on May 22,
C 1996, and at any and all adjournments or postponements
K thereof.
WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS
DESIGNATED BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED,
THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEE TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
(Continued and signature required on the reverse side)
MAXXAM INC.
P.O. BOX 11240
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10203-0240
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1. In their discretion, the proxies
are authorized to vote upon such
matters as may properly come
before the meeting or any
adjournments or postponements
thereof, hereby revoking any
proxy or proxies heretofore given FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN / /
by the undersigned.
Votes MUST be indicated
(x) in Black or Blue Ink.
/ /
Please note change of address
or comments to the left and,
if so noted, please mark here
/ /
Please sign exactly as your
name appears at left. If stock
is held in the name of more than
one person, EACH person should
sign. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee
or guardian, please give full
title as such. If a corporation,
please sign in full corporation
name by President or other
authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in
partnership name by authorized
person.
Dated: --------------------, 1996
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Signature
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Signature if held jointly
Please complete, sign, date and return the proxy card promptly, using the
enclosed envelope.
