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LOGO OF MELLON BANK CORPORATION
Mellon Bank Corporation Mellon Bank Corporation
One Mellon Bank Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15258-0001
March 12, 1999
Dear Shareholder:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Mellon Bank Corporation in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at 10:00 A.M.
Further information about the meeting and the matters to be considered is
contained in the formal Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement on the
following pages.
It is important that your shares be represented at this meeting. Whether or not
you plan to attend, we hope that you will sign, date and return your Proxy
promptly in the enclosed envelope. Completing and returning the enclosed Proxy
will not limit your right to vote in person or to attend the meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/ Martin G. McGuinn
Martin G. McGuinn
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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LOGO OF MELLON BANK CORPORATION
Mellon Bank Corporation
One Mellon Bank Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258-0001
Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
To the Shareholders:
On Tuesday, April 20, 1999, Mellon Bank Corporation (the "Corporation") will
hold its 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on the 10th Floor of the Union
Trust Building, 501 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The meeting will
begin at 10:00 A.M.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on February 12, 1999, can
vote at this meeting or any adjournments that may take place. At the meeting we
will consider and act upon the following:
1. The election of directors;
2. The ratification of KPMG LLP as independent public accountants of the
Corporation for the year 1999; and
3. Such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
Enclosed are a Proxy Statement, a form of Proxy, an addressed return envelope
and the Corporation's 1998 Annual Report. All shareholders, whether or not they
expect to be present at the meeting, are requested to mark, sign and date the
Proxy and to return it in the addressed envelope promptly. Shareholders who
plan to attend the meeting in person are also requested to complete and return
the reservation form which appears at the end of the Proxy Statement.
Shareholders who attend the meeting may, if they wish, vote in person even
though they have previously returned their Proxy.
By Order of the Board of Directors
/s/ Carl Krasik
Carl Krasik
Secretary
March 12, 1999
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LOGO OF MELLON BANK CORPORATION
Mellon Bank Corporation
One Mellon Bank Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258-0001
Proxy Statement
March 12, 1999
The Board of Directors of Mellon Bank Corporation (the "Corporation") is
soliciting the enclosed Proxy from you for the Corporation's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders scheduled to be held on Tuesday, April 20, 1999. Proxies are being
solicited from holders of the Corporation's common stock, par value $0.50 per
share (the "Common Stock"). Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote
for each share held and are not entitled to cumulative voting.
If you properly sign, date and return your Proxy, the shares of Common Stock it
covers will be voted as you direct on the Proxy. If you choose to sign, date
and return your Proxy without marking it to provide voting directions, the
shares it covers will be voted at the annual meeting in accordance with the
recommendations of the Board of Directors as follows: Proxy Item 1--FOR the
election as directors of the nominees of the Board of Directors set forth
below; and Proxy Item 2--FOR ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as
independent public accountants of the Corporation for the year 1999. You may
revoke your Proxy at any time prior to the annual meeting by sending written
notice to the Secretary of the Corporation. If you attend the annual meeting,
you may choose to vote in person even though you have previously returned a
signed Proxy. If you attend the meeting and vote in person, your Proxy will be
considered to have been revoked.
Unless otherwise directed on a Proxy, the persons appointed in the Proxy to
vote at the annual meeting may vote or act in accordance with their judgment on
any other matters properly presented for action at the meeting. If a broker or
nominee voting a Proxy limits the number of shares voted on a proposal or
indicates that shares are not voted on a proposal, such "non-votes" will not be
voted on the proposal and will not be counted in determining the number of
affirmative votes required for approval.
The close of business on Friday, February 12, 1999, has been set by the Board
of Directors as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled
to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment of that
meeting. As of that date, the Corporation had outstanding 262,074,172 shares of
Common Stock. Proxies, ballots and voting tabulations that identify individual
holders of Common Stock are held in confidence by the Corporation's transfer
agent. Individual votes will not be disclosed to the Corporation by the
transfer agent except as may be necessary to meet legal requirements, in the
case of a contested proxy solicitation or as may be requested by the particular
shareholder. The distribution of these proxy materials, consisting of the
Notice of Annual Meeting, the Proxy Statement and the Proxy, together with the
Corporation's 1998 Annual Report, is expected to commence on or about March 12,
1999.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (Proxy Item 1)
The By-Laws of the Corporation provide that the directors will serve in three
classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, with each class of directors
serving a staggered, three-year term of office. At each annual meeting of
shareholders, a class consisting of approximately one-third of the
Corporation's directors is elected to hold office for a term expiring at the
annual meeting held in the third year following the year of their election and
until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The By-Laws also
provide that the Corporation's Board of Directors shall consist of such number
of directors as shall be fixed from time to time by a majority vote of the full
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has fixed the number of directors at
20, effective with the 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and seven directors
will be elected to the class of directors whose terms end in 2002. Dwight L.
Allison, Jr., J.W. Connolly, Charles A. Corry, Pemberton Hutchinson, Rotan E.
Lee, Robert Mehrabian and Wesley W. von Schack, all of whom are presently
serving as
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directors of the Corporation, have been nominated for election at this year's
annual meeting. Messrs. Fetterolf, Mathieson and Young, all currently serving
as directors in the classes described below, have announced their intentions to
retire from the Board of Directors and join the Corporation's Advisory Board
effective with the 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, retirement,
resignation, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, as well as
any vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors that occurs
between annual meetings of shareholders, will be filled by a majority vote of
the remaining directors then in office. Directors so chosen to fill vacancies
will hold office until the expiration of the term of the class to which they
have been elected.
The shares of Common Stock represented by the enclosed Proxy will be voted FOR
the election of the nominees named below, unless the Proxy is marked as
directed to withhold authority to vote for one or more of the nominees. If one
or more of the nominees is unable or unwilling to serve as a director, the
persons named in the Proxy will vote for the election of such substitute
nominee, if any, as shall be named by the Nominating Committee of the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the
nominees will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director, as each of the
nominees has expressed a willingness to serve if elected.
Biographical Summaries of Nominees and Directors
Information regarding the nominees for election at this year's annual meeting,
as well as information regarding the directors whose terms expire in 2000 and
2001, is set forth below. Each of the nominees except for Mr. Allison was
previously elected by the shareholders at the Corporation's 1996 annual meeting
of shareholders. Mr. Allison was elected by the Board of Directors in 1996.
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR--TERM EXPIRES 2002
Dwight L. Allison, Jr. Director Since 1996* Age 69
Photo Retired Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, The Boston Company. Mr.
Allison is also a director of Avery Dennison
Corporation. He serves on the Corporation's
Community Responsibility Committee and Trust
and Investment Committee.
J. W. Connolly Director Since 1989 Age 65
Photo Retired Senior Vice President, H. J. Heinz
Company (food manufacturer). Mr. Connolly is
also a director of Consolidated Natural Gas
Company. He serves on the Corporation's
Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Human
Resources Committee (Vice Chairman).
Charles A. Corry Director Since 1991 Age 67
Photo Retired (1995) Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, USX Corporation (energy and steel).
Mr. Corry is also a director of USX
Corporation and GenCorp. He serves on the
Corporation's Executive Committee, Audit
Committee, Human Resources Committee and
Nominating Committee (Chairman).
* Served as a director of The Boston Company from 1972-1998.
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Pemberton Hutchinson Director Since 1989** Age 67
Retired Chief Executive Officer, Westmoreland
Coal Company (coal mining company). Mr.
Hutchinson is also a director of Westmoreland
Photo Coal Company and Teleflex Incorporated. He
serves on the Corporation's Community
Responsibility Committee, Nominating Committee
and Trust and Investment Committee.
Rotan E. Lee, Esquire Director Since 1993 Age 49
Photo Vice President and General Counsel, Scheur
Management Group (operations management and
consulting to the health care industry). Mr.
Lee is also Of Counsel to Katz, Ettin, Levine,
Kurzweil, Weber & Scialabbu, P.C. (full
service law firm). From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Lee
was Vice President, Hugh Wood, Inc. (insurance
brokerage firm). From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Lee
served as the Chairman of Talleyrand Atlantic,
LLC (strategic planning company-information
technology). From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Lee was a
partner with Sherr, Joffe & Zuckerman, P.C.
(full service law firm). From 1994 to 1996,
Mr. Lee served as Chief Operating Officer of
RMS Technologies, Inc. (information
technology). He serves on the Corporation's
Community Responsibility Committee and Trust
and Investment Committee.
Robert Mehrabian Director Since 1994 Age 57
Photo Executive Vice President and Segment
Executive, Aerospace, Electronics and
Industrial, of Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated
(specialty metals and diversified businesses).
Through mid-1997, Dr. Mehrabian served as
President of Carnegie Mellon University
(private co-educational research institution).
Dr. Mehrabian is also a director of Allegheny
Teledyne Incorporated, BEI Technologies, Inc.
and PPG Industries, Inc. He serves on the
Corporation's Executive Committee, Audit
Committee and Technology Committee (Chairman).
Wesley W. von Schack Director Since 1989 Age 54
Photo Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Energy East Corporation (energy
services company). Prior to 1996, Mr. von
Schack served as Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of DQE (energy services
company). Mr. von Schack is also a director of
Energy East Corporation, New York State
Electric & Gas Corporation and RTI
International Metals, Inc. He serves on the
Corporation's Executive Committee, Community
Responsibility Committee (Chairman), Human
Resources Committee, Nominating Committee and
Technology Committee.
** Served as a director of The Girard Company from 1977 until its merger with
the Corporation in 1983.
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DIRECTORS--TERM EXPIRES 2000
Burton C. Borgelt Director Since 1991 Age 66
Photo Retired (1996) Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Dentsply International, Inc.
(manufacturer of dental products). Mr. Borgelt
is also a director of Dentsply International,
Inc. and DeVlieg-Bullard, Inc. He serves on
the Corporation's Community Responsibility
Committee and Trust and Investment Committee.
Carol R. Brown Director Since 1992 Age 65
Photo President, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
(cultural and economic growth organization).
Mrs. Brown serves on the Corporation's Audit
Committee and Community Responsibility
Committee.
Frank V. Cahouet Director Since 1987 Age 66
Photo Retired (1998) Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation. Mr.
Cahouet is also a director of Allegheny
Teledyne Incorporated, Avery Dennison
Corporation, Saint-Gobain Corporation and USEC
Inc. He serves on the Corporation's Technology
Committee and Trust and Investment Committee.
Christopher M. Condron Director Since 1998 Age 51
Photo President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Corporation (1999) and of Mellon Bank, N.A.
("Mellon Bank"). From 1998 to 1999, Mr.
Condron served as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Mellon Bank and as Vice
Chairman of the Corporation. From 1994 to
1998, Mr. Condron was Vice Chairman of the
Corporation and of Mellon Bank. He serves on
the Corporation's Executive Committee.
C. Frederick Fetterolf Director Since 1984 Age 70
Photo Retired President and Chief Operating Officer,
Aluminum Company of America (aluminum and
chemicals). Mr. Fetterolf is also a director
of Allegheny Teledyne Incorporated,
Commonwealth Industries Inc., Dentsply
International, Inc., Pennzoil-Quaker State
Company, Praxair and Union Carbide
Corporation. He serves on the Corporation's
Executive Committee, Audit Committee
(Chairman), Community Responsibility Committee
(Vice Chairman) and Trust and Investment
Committee.
George W. Johnstone Director Since 1996 Age 60
Photo Retired (1997) President and Chief Executive
Officer, American Water Works Company, Inc.
(water services company). Mr. Johnstone serves
on the Corporation's Audit Committee and Trust
and Investment Committee.
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Andrew W. Mathieson Director Since 1981 Age 70
Retired (1998) Executive Vice President,
Richard K. Mellon and Sons (investments). Mr.
Mathieson served from 1993 to 1998 as
Photo Executive Vice President of Richard K. Mellon
and Sons and as Vice Chairman, Richard King
Mellon Foundation (philanthropy). Mr.
Mathieson serves on the Corporation's
Executive Committee, Human Resources Committee
(Chairman) and Nominating Committee (Vice
Chairman).
Seward Prosser Mellon Director Since 1972 Age 56
Photo President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard
K. Mellon and Sons (investments) and Richard
King Mellon Foundation (philanthropy).
DIRECTORS--TERM EXPIRES 2001
Jared L. Cohon Director Since 1998 Age 51
Photo President, Carnegie Mellon University (private
co-educational research institution). From
1992 to 1997, Dr. Cohon served as Dean of the
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
at Yale University.
Ira J. Gumberg Director Since 1989 Age 45
Photo President, Chief Executive Officer and
director, J.J. Gumberg Co. (real estate
investment and development). Mr. Gumberg is
also a director of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. He
serves on the Corporation's Executive
Committee, Audit Committee and Trust and
Investment Committee (Chairman).
Edward J. McAniff Director Since 1994 Age 64
Photo Visiting Professor of Law, University of
Oregon Law School (major public university law
school). Mr. McAniff is also Of Counsel to
O'Melveny & Myers (full service law firm)
where he was a partner from 1970 through
January 31, 1999. Mr. McAniff serves on the
Corporation's Community Responsibility
Committee and Trust and Investment Committee.
Martin G. McGuinn Director Since 1998 Age 56
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation and of Mellon Bank. From 1998 to
1999, Mr. McGuinn served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Mellon Bank and as Vice
Chairman of the Corporation. From 1990 to
1998, Mr. McGuinn was Vice Chairman of the
Corporation and of Mellon Bank. He serves as
Chairman of the Corporation's Executive
Committee.
Photo
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Mark A. Nordenberg Director Since 1998 Age 50
Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh (major
public research university). Mr. Nordenberg
served as the Interim Chancellor of the
Photo University of Pittsburgh from 1994 to 1996 and
as its Interim Senior Vice Chancellor and
Provost from 1993 to 1994.
David S. Shapira Director Since 1986 Age 57
Photo Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and
director, Giant Eagle, Inc. (retail grocery
store chain). Mr. Shapira is also a director
of Equitable Resources, Inc. He serves on the
Corporation's Executive Committee, Audit
Committee (Vice Chairman), Technology
Committee and Trust and Investment Committee.
Joab L. Thomas Director Since 1993 Age 66
Photo President Emeritus (1995), The Pennsylvania
State University (major public research
university). Dr. Thomas serves on the
Corporation's Human Resources Committee and
Technology Committee.
William J. Young Director Since 1964*** Age 70
Photo Retired President, Portland Cement Association
(trade association for the Portland Cement
Industry). Mr. Young serves on the
Corporation's Community Responsibility
Committee, Human Resources Committee and Trust
and Investment Committee (Vice Chairman).
*** Served as a director of The Girard Company from the date indicated until
its merger with the Corporation in 1983.
Action by Shareholders
The seven nominees receiving the highest number of votes cast at the annual
meeting by all holders of shares of Common Stock will be elected as directors
for terms expiring in 2002. A vote indicated as withheld from a nominee will
not be cast for such nominee but will be counted in determining the presence of
a quorum.
With respect to the election of directors (Proxy Item 1), the Board of
Directors recommends a vote FOR the election of all nominees.
THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES; DIRECTORS' COMPENSATION
The Board of Directors held 12 regular meetings during 1998. Each incumbent
director attended at least 75 percent of the aggregate number of meetings of
the Board and of the committees of which he or she was a member during the
period served in 1998. With the exception of the Executive Committee, all Board
committees are composed of directors who are not officers of the Corporation.
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The committees of the Board of Directors and a general description of their
respective duties follow:
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee has the power and authority of the Board of Directors
to manage the affairs of the Corporation between meetings of the Board. The
Committee also regularly reviews significant corporate matters and recommends
action as appropriate to the Board. The Executive Committee met 10 times during
1998.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee oversees the credit policies, accounting practices,
auditing policies, controls and other material financial matters of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries. It provides a channel, independent of
management, through which reports are made to the Board with respect to
auditing and all related matters. The Head of the Corporation's Auditing
Department meets with the Committee at each meeting of the Committee and the
Corporation's independent public accountants meet with the Committee at least
quarterly, with and without representatives of management present, to review
accounting, auditing and financial reporting matters, including the review of
audit plans. The Committee is also responsible for receiving and reviewing the
examination reports of the Corporation by federal bank regulatory authorities,
other than those reports which are reviewed by the Trust and Investment
Committee or the Community Responsibility Committee. The Corporation's
independent public accountants are appointed by the Board of Directors upon the
Committee's recommendation and ratified by the shareholders. The Audit
Committee met nine times during 1998.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee recommends to the Corporation's Board and to the
Boards of its various significant subsidiaries such as Mellon Bank, Mellon Bank
(DE) National Association, Mellon Bank (MD) National Association, Mellon United
National Bank, Mellon 1st Business Bank, Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company,
Mellon Bank, F.S.B. (collectively the "Banks"), The Boston Company and The
Dreyfus Corporation, candidates for nomination for election as directors of the
Corporation and of those respective entities.
The Committee considers nominees recommended by shareholders for election as
directors of the Corporation. To make such a recommendation, a shareholder
should submit in writing the name, address and qualifications of the proposed
nominee to the Secretary of the Corporation, One Mellon Bank Center, Room 4826,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15258-0001. In addition, Article 4, Section 2 of the
Corporation's By-Laws sets forth specific procedures that, if followed, enable
any shareholder entitled to vote in the election of directors to make
nominations directly at a meeting of shareholders. Those procedures include a
requirement for written notice to the Corporation at least 90 days prior to the
anniversary date of the previous year's annual meeting of shareholders. For the
Corporation's annual meeting to be held in 2000, the notice deadline under the
By-Law will be January 21, 2000.
The Committee also reviews and recommends to the Corporation's Board and the
Boards of its various significant subsidiaries policies relating to (a)
practices and responsibilities of the Boards and their various committees and
(b) the components of directors' compensation. The Nominating Committee met
three times during 1998.
Human Resources Committee
The Human Resources Committee establishes the compensation and benefits of the
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer and
such other senior officers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries as it
decides. The Committee also generally advises and assists management in
implementing programs designed to assure the selection and development of key
personnel and reviews reports regarding the operation and administration of the
Corporation's employee benefit plans. The Committee administers the
Corporation's Profit Bonus Plan, Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (1996) and
Phantom Stock Unit Plan (1995), including the making of awards thereunder. The
Committee met 10 times during 1998.
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Trust and Investment Committee
The Trust and Investment Committee, with general oversight of the trust and
investment activities of the Corporation's subsidiaries, ensures that assets
held in a fiduciary capacity are being administered in accordance with
applicable law and regulations. It acts as a channel independent of management
through which auditing and bank examination reports regarding trust and
investment activities are presented to the Banks' Boards of Directors and is
also responsible for overseeing the administration of fiduciary
responsibilities for the non-bank subsidiaries of the Corporation. It also has
general oversight responsibilities for the trust departments of the Banks. The
Committee met seven times during 1998.
Community Responsibility Committee
The Community Responsibility Committee has general oversight responsibility for
the Corporation's policy concerning overall compliance with the Community
Reinvestment Act ("CRA") and Fair Lending laws. In addition, the Committee has
specific responsibilities for reviewing the Corporation's overall policy and
goals concerning CRA and Fair Lending activities, monitoring each Bank's
compliance and reviewing the report of the Corporation's contributions program.
The Committee reviews the examination reports of the Corporation and the Banks
by regulatory authorities concerning CRA and Fair Lending compliance and
renders a report to the Board with respect to these matters. The Committee met
four times during 1998.
Technology Committee
The Technology Committee has general oversight responsibility for the role of
technology and its use throughout the Corporation. It advises and assists
management in the formulation and implementation of operating and strategic
plans designed to take full advantage of existing and emerging technology. It
monitors the performance of technology throughout the Corporation. The
Committee met five times during 1998.
Directors' Compensation
Each director of the Corporation who does not receive a salary from the
Corporation or one of its subsidiaries currently receives a monthly retainer of
$2,292 and, in addition, a fee of $1,000 for each meeting at which such
director renders services to the Corporation, including meetings of
shareholders, the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board on which he
or she serves, and separate meetings (if any) with senior management of the
Corporation at which services are rendered. In addition, each director who
serves as a Committee Chairman receives an annual retainer ranging from $3,000
to $3,500, depending upon the Committee. Effective in April 1999, the per
meeting fee will be increased to $1,200, and the annual retainer for Committee
Chairman will be increased to $4,500. These fees were last increased in 1997.
The directors also serve as the Board of Directors of Mellon Bank and are paid
a fee of $700 for attending meetings of that Board on a day when the
Corporation's Board of Directors does not meet. Non-employee directors may
defer all or a portion of their fees pursuant to the terms of the Corporation's
1990 Elective Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Members of the
Advisory Board, which pays interest at a rate based on the 120-month moving
average rates on 10-year Treasury Notes, plus a premium based on years of
service.
In addition, non-employee directors receive stock option grants under the
Corporation's Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors (1989) (the "Directors
Option Plan"), a formula plan under which options to purchase Common Stock are
granted each year on the third business day following the Corporation's annual
meeting of shareholders. Directors (if any) elected between annual meetings
receive an option grant covering a prorated number of shares but with all other
terms identical to those options granted on the regular grant date. All options
have a term of 10 years from the regular grant date, become fully exercisable
one year from the regular grant date, and have an exercise price equal to the
closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the regular
grant date. If the director's service ceases for any reason other than death,
disability or completion of term of service, options that have not become
exercisable are forfeited. Options that have become exercisable remain
exercisable throughout their 10-year term, regardless of whether the optionee
is a director at the time of exercise. In April 1998, each director, except
Messrs. Cahouet, McGuinn and Condron, was granted an option covering 1,500
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $75.00 per share. Upon their
election to the Board of Directors in June, Messrs. Cohon and Nordenberg were
granted options covering 1,278 shares each, representing a pro rata share of a
full year's award.
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Non-employee directors who have served on the Board for five years also
participate in the Directors' Retirement Plan, which is intended to assure that
compensation arrangements for directors of the Corporation are adequate to
attract and retain highly qualified individuals. Eligible directors receive
monthly benefits equal to the monthly retainer in effect at his or her time of
retirement from the Board for a period equal to his or her total months of
service on the Board but no longer than 120 months. The program is informally
funded with life insurance and is not expected to result in any material cost
to the Corporation.
As part of its overall program to promote charitable giving, the Corporation
has established a Directors' Charitable Giving Program which is informally
funded by Corporation-owned life insurance policies on the directors. Under the
program, upon a director's death the Corporation will donate up to an aggregate
of $250,000 over a 10-year period to one or more qualifying charitable
organizations designated by the director. A director must have served on the
Board for three years to be eligible to participate. The program is not
expected to result in any material cost to the Corporation.
ADVISORY BOARD
The Corporation also enjoys the services of the Advisory Board, whose current
members are profiled below. The Advisory Board provides to the Board and
management of the Corporation, as requested, general policy advice and
assistance on various business matters. Any person who has been a member of the
Corporation's Board of Directors or who otherwise demonstrates the abilities
required on the Advisory Board, and who has not yet attained the age of 72, is
eligible for annual election by the Board of Directors to the Advisory Board.
Members of the Advisory Board have demonstrated the experience, ability and
willingness to be able to provide valuable advice and assistance to the
Corporation. They are regularly invited to participate in meetings and other
activities of the Board of Directors but are not entitled to vote or take part
in any formal action by the Board. Policies of the Board of Directors provide
that persons who have attained age 70 are not eligible for election or
reelection to the Board of Directors.
Masaaki Morita Advisory Board Since 1992
Photo Chairman, Sony USA Foundation. Mr. Morita
served on the Corporation's Board of Directors
from 1991 through 1992.
Nathan W. Pearson Advisory Board Since 1991
Photo Financial Advisor, Paul Mellon Family
Interests. Mr. Pearson served on the
Corporation's Board of Directors from 1972
through 1991. Mr. Pearson also served as
Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1987.
H. Robert Sharbaugh Advisory Board Since 1995
Retired Chairman, Sun Company, Inc. (energy
services). Mr. Sharbaugh served on the
Corporation's Board of Directors from 1983
through 1995. Mr. Sharbaugh served as a
director of The Girard Company from 1972 until
its merger with the Corporation in 1983.
Photo
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BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Certain directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of the
Corporation and their associates were customers of and had transactions with
one or more of the Banks or other subsidiaries of the Corporation in the
ordinary course of business during 1998. Similar transactions may be expected
to take place in the future. Loans and commitments included in such
transactions were made on substantially the same terms, including interest
rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable
transactions with other persons and did not involve more than the normal risk
of collectibility, nor did they present other unfavorable features. The Banks,
in the ordinary course of business, also engage in purchases and sales of
government and municipal securities and in other money market transactions with
certain directors, executive officers and principal shareholders of the
Corporation and their associates. In addition, the Banks and other subsidiaries
act as fiduciaries under various employee benefit plans of and as investment
managers to certain customers, the officers of which are directors of the
Corporation and of Mellon Bank.
During 1998, the purchase of goods and services, or the lease of property, by
the Corporation, the Banks or other subsidiaries of the Corporation in the
ordinary course of business included transactions with various director-related
companies. The amounts involved in these transactions were in no case material
in relation to the business of the Corporation. It is also believed that the
amounts involved in such transactions, as well as the transactions themselves,
were not material in relation to the business of any such director-related
company and that no director had a material interest in any such transaction.
The law firm of O'Melveny & Myers performed legal services for the Corporation
during 1998. Edward J. McAniff, a director of the Corporation, is Of Counsel to
O'Melveny & Myers. The amounts paid by the Corporation to O'Melveny & Myers
were not material to the Corporation or, it is believed, to O'Melveny & Myers.
CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Westmoreland Coal Company ("Westmoreland") filed a voluntary petition under
Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware on November 8, 1994. On December 22, 1994, the plan of
reorganization was confirmed. Pemberton Hutchinson, a director of the
Corporation, served as an executive officer of Westmoreland until his
retirement as Chief Executive Officer in June of 1993.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF STOCK
Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth, as of February 12, 1999, the amount of the
Corporation's stock beneficially owned by each incumbent director, each nominee
and each executive officer named in the Summary Compensation Table appearing on
page 15 and by all incumbent directors, nominees and executive officers of the
Corporation as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, sole voting power and
sole investment power with respect to the shares shown in the table are held
either by the individual alone or by the individual together with their spouse.
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<CAPTION>
Common Stock Owned
Name Beneficially (1) (2)
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<S> <C>
Dwight L. Allison, Jr..................................... 16,380
Burton C. Borgelt......................................... 40,316
Carol R. Brown............................................ 22,732
Frank V. Cahouet.......................................... 2,339,743(3)
Jared L. Cohon............................................ 300
Christopher M. Condron.................................... 111,981(4)
J.W. Connolly............................................. 47,932
Charles A. Corry.......................................... 39,430
Steven G. Elliott......................................... 274,271
C. Frederick Fetterolf.................................... 35,620(5)
Ira J. Gumberg............................................ 104,768
Pemberton Hutchinson...................................... 7,450
George W. Johnstone....................................... 6,834
Rotan E. Lee.............................................. 16,906
Andrew W. Mathieson....................................... 39,474
Edward J. McAniff......................................... 18,467
Martin G. McGuinn......................................... 355,972(6)
Robert Mehrabian.......................................... 20,818
Seward Prosser Mellon..................................... 239,528
Mark A. Nordenberg........................................ 100
David S. Shapira.......................................... 47,290
W. Keith Smith............................................ 525,719(7)
Joab L. Thomas............................................ 31,770
Wesley W. von Schack...................................... 60,290(8)
William J. Young.......................................... 37,990
Directors, Nominees and Executive Officers as a group (33
persons)................................................. 5,073,610
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(1) On February 12, 1999, none of the individuals named in the above table
beneficially owned more than 1% of the Corporation's outstanding shares of
Common Stock. On that date, all the directors, nominees and executive
officers as a group owned beneficially approximately 1.9% of the
Corporation's outstanding Common Stock.
(2) The amounts shown include the following amounts of Common Stock which the
indicated individuals and group have the right to acquire within 60 days of
February 12, 1999, through the exercise of stock options granted pursuant
to the Corporation's stock option plans: Mr. Allison, 7,880; Mr. Borgelt,
34,016; Ms. Brown, 8,506; Mr. Cahouet, 775,289; Dr. Cohon, -0-; Mr.
Condron, 2,090; Mr. Connolly, 43,432; Mr. Corry, 31,430; Mr. Elliott,
23,223; Mr. Fetterolf, 34,990; Mr. Gumberg, 28,990; Mr. Hutchinson, -0-;
Mr. Johnstone, 5,810; Mr. Lee, 16,606; Mr. Mathieson, 28,990; Mr. McAniff,
15,220; Mr. McGuinn, 69,212; Dr. Mehrabian, 17,818; Mr. Mellon, 46,990; Mr.
Nordenberg, -0-; Mr. Shapira, 40,990; Mr. Smith, 168,433;
Dr. Thomas, 18,970; Mr. von Schack, 46,990; Mr. Young, 34,990; and all
directors, nominees and executive officers as a group, 1,652,363 shares.
Shares held in accounts under the Corporation's Retirement Savings Plan, a
401(k) plan, as to which the holders have voting power but not investment
power, are also included as follows: Mr. Cahouet, 4,155 shares; Mr.
Condron, 705 shares; Mr. Elliott, 3,286 shares; Mr. McGuinn, 3,656 shares;
Mr. Smith, 3,574 shares; and all executive officers as a group, 36,503
shares.
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(3) Of these shares, 678,752 are held in trust for Mr. Cahouet's wife, 56,600
are held in the Cahouet Charitable Trust and 146,200 are held in a
Charitable Remainder Unitrust of which Mr. and Mrs. Cahouet are donors and
life beneficiaries. Mellon Bank is the sole trustee for Mrs. Cahouet's
trust and the Charitable Remainder Unitrust, and Mr. Cahouet has no voting
or investment control over such shares. Mr. Cahouet is a co-trustee with
others and shares voting and investment control over the shares held by the
Cahouet Charitable Trust. Mr. Cahouet disclaims beneficial ownership of all
such shares.
(4) Of these shares, 8,138 are held by Mr. Condron's wife. Mr. Condron
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(5) Of these shares, 2,400 are held by the Fetterolf Family Foundation, as to
which Mr. Fetterolf shares voting and investment power. Mr. Fetterolf
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(6) Of these shares, 14,000 are held by Mr. McGuinn's wife. Mr. McGuinn
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
(7) Of these shares, 36,000 are held by Mr. Smith's wife and 25,000 shares are
held in a Charitable Remainder Unitrust of which Mr. and Mrs. Smith are the
donors, co-trustees and life beneficiaries. Mr. Smith disclaims beneficial
ownership of such shares.
(8) Of these shares, 578 are held by Mr. von Schack's wife. Mr. von Schack
disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total shareholder
return on the Corporation's Common Stock, based on the market price of the
Common Stock and assuming reinvestment of dividends, with the cumulative total
return of companies on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the KBW 50
Index. The KBW 50 Index, available from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., is a
market-capitalization-weighted bank-stock index made up of 50 of the nation's
most important banking companies including all money-center and most major
regional banks. The Corporation is included in the KBW 50 Index.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among S&P 500 Index, KBW 50 Index and Mellon Bank Corporation.
GRAPH APPEARS HERE
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<CAPTION>
December 31,
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mellon Bank Corporation........................... 100 90 166 228 400 464
KBW 50 Index...................................... 100 95 152 216 317 343
S&P 500 Index..................................... 100 101 139 171 229 293
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* Assumes that the value of the investment in the Corporation's Common Stock
and each index was $100 on December 31, 1993 and that all dividends were
reinvested.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table shows the compensation for the past three years of each of
the Corporation's five most highly compensated officers, including the chief
executive officer (the "named executive officers").
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Long-Term Compensation
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Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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Other Annual Restricted Securities LTIP All Other
Name and Compensation Stock Awards Underlying Payouts Compensation
Principal Position (1) Year Salary ($) Bonus (2) ($) ($) ($) (2) (3) (4) Options ($) (5) ($) (6)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Frank V. Cahouet........ 1998 $996,667 $3,000,000 $18,200 $-0- 290,848 $2,056,876 $263,877
Chairman, President 1997 960,000 1,500,000 17,600 626,250 1,936 1,944,377 237,833
and Chief Executive 1996 926,667 1,080,000 16,900 452,163 495,228 1,944,377 272,650
Officer, retired
Martin G. McGuinn....... 1998 679,167 1,050,000 4,500 950,907 210,216 528,632 50,815
Chairman and 1997 404,167 487,500 1,800 1,020,594 28,257 482,219 23,641
Chief Executive Officer 1996 358,333 350,000 1,500 114,894 69,938 434,016 25,557
Christopher M. Condron.. 1998 637,500 975,000 3,500 919,238 187,992 619,510 24,542
President and 1997 500,000 487,500 5,400 1,020,594 26,000 486,203 17,104
Chief Operating Officer 1996 500,000 375,000 5,200 159,369 51,394 312,516 17,721
W. Keith Smith.......... 1998 500,000 1,000,000 4,500 -0- 124,384 659,280 30,070
Senior Vice Chairman, 1997 500,000 487,500 13,400 1,020,594 -0- 783,094 29,296
Mellon Bank, retired 1996 500,000 310,000 9,500 129,719 68,000 704,818 32,579
Steven G. Elliott....... 1998 445,833 675,000 3,400 537,031 170,925 504,157 36,275
Senior Vice Chairman 1997 400,000 450,000 2,100 1,004,938 812 482,219 23,269
and Chief Financial 1996 358,333 350,000 2,500 114,894 82,888 554,989 18,108
Officer
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(1) The principal positions for the named executive officers are given as of
January 1, 1999. On December 31, 1998, Mr. Cahouet retired as Chairman,
Chief Executive Officer and President of the Corporation and Mr. Smith
retired as Vice Chairman of the Corporation and as Senior Vice Chairman of
Mellon Bank. During 1998, Mr. McGuinn's principal position was Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Bank, Mr. Condron's principal position
was President and Chief Operating Officer of Mellon Bank and Mr. Elliott's
principal position was Senior Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of
Mellon Bank.
(2) Bonus awards are generally payable 75% in cash and 25% in restricted shares
of the Common Stock. In calculating the number of restricted shares to be
awarded as the non-cash portion of the bonus awards, the value of the non-
cash portion of the award was divided by the per share fair market value of
the Common Stock on the grant date with the result multiplied by 125% to
take into account the financial impact of the restrictions placed on the
stock. The restrictions generally prevent transfer or sale of the stock for
a three year period and subject the shares to forfeiture in the event the
executive terminates his employment with the Corporation during that three
year period, other than through retirement. The aggregate market value of
such restricted stock on the award date is disclosed as Long-Term
Compensation under "Restricted Stock Awards". Messrs. Cahouet and Smith
received their 1998 bonuses entirely in cash.
(3) Except for the 17,000 shares of Transitional Restricted Stock granted to
each of Mr. McGuinn, Mr. Condron, Mr. Smith and Mr. Elliott in 1997,
dividends are paid on the restricted stock awards disclosed in the table at
the same rate and at the same time as dividends are paid on all other
outstanding shares of the Corporation's Common Stock. All dividends on the
Transitional Restricted Stock, which are paid at the same rate as the
dividend on all other outstanding shares of the Common Stock, are withheld
by the Corporation during the period the restrictions are in effect and
will be released and paid to the executive upon derestriction of the
shares. Mr. Smith's grant of Transitional Restricted Stock was forfeited on
his retirement.
(4) The number and value of the aggregate restricted stock and phantom stock
unit holdings of each of the named officers at the end of 1998 were as
follows: Mr. Cahouet--33,000/$2,268,750; Mr. McGuinn--34,650/$2,382,188;
Mr. Condron--38,450/$2,643,438; Mr. Smith--
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27,750/$1,907,813; Mr. Elliott--30,450/$2,093,438. The preceding restricted
stock and phantom stock units were valued using the Common Stock's December
31, 1998 closing price of $68.75 per share on the New York Stock Exchange.
(5) Long-Term Incentive Plan Payouts, in the form of deferred cash incentive
awards, were also paid in January of 1999 in connection with the exercise
of accelerated stock options, including payments to Messrs. Cahouet,
McGuinn, Condron, Smith and Elliott, of $5,508,126, $1,578,929, $1,279,594,
$1,184,185, and $1,188,134, respectively. To the extent applicable, these
January, 1999 payments will be recorded as 1999 LTIP Payouts in the Summary
Compensation Table included in next year's Proxy Statement.
(6) Includes for 1998 for Messrs. Cahouet, McGuinn, Condron, Smith and Elliott,
respectively, the following compensation amounts: (i) the portion of
interest accrued (but not currently paid or payable) on deferred
compensation above 120% of the applicable federal long-term rate at the
maximum rate payable under the Corporation's Elective Deferred Compensation
Plan for Senior Officers, $195,289, $24,567, $17,959, $8,179, $29,844; (ii)
matching contributions under the Corporation's Retirement Savings Plan, a
401(k) plan, $3,000, $3,000, $3,000, $3,000, $3,000; (iii) the present
value of the economic benefit to the executive from corporate premiums paid
to purchase split dollar life insurance contracts under the Mellon Bank
Senior Executive and Optional Life Insurance Plans, $55,153, $21,860,
$2,253, $14,772, $2,313; and (iv) cash paid to the executive equal to his
imputed income under the Mellon Bank Senior Executive Life Insurance Plan,
$10,435, $1,388, $1,330, $4,119, $1,118.
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Option Grants in 1998
Shown below is information on grants of stock options pursuant to the
Corporation's Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (1996) (the "Option Plan") during
1998. The Option Plan is administered by the Human Resources Committee of the
Board of Directors, which has authority to determine the individuals to whom
options are granted and the terms of all grants thereunder. No stock
appreciation rights were granted in 1998. In the event of a change in control
of the Corporation, as defined in the Option Plan, all the option grants shown
below would become immediately exercisable.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Individual Grants
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Number of Percent of
Securities Total Options Exercise
Underlying Granted to Price (per Grant Date
Options Employees share) Expiration Present
Name Granted in 1998 ($) Date Value ($) (6)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Frank V. Cahouet........ 12,381(1) .4% $75.0000 3/14/04 $ 215,217
44,433(1) 1.4% 75.0000 10/17/06 899,805
67,699(1) 2.2% 64.6250 4/19/00 536,498
128,258(1) 4.2% 64.6250 10/22/02 1,652,841
38,077(1) 1.2% 64.6250 10/20/04 591,792
Martin G. McGuinn....... 62,500(2) 2.0% 59.3125 1/20/08 908,280
2,878(3) .1% 59.3125 1/20/08 50,630
55,000(4) 1.8% 58.6250 10/22/08 1,056,668
55,000(5) 1.8% 58.6250 10/22/08 941,813
8,999(1) .3% 61.0000 10/20/04 138,903
9,722(1) .3% 61.0000 10/22/02 124,531
8,513(1) .3% 61.0000 10/20/04 131,401
7,604(1) .2% 61.0000 10/17/06 131,832
Christopher M. Condron.. 62,500(2) 2.0% 59.3125 1/20/08 908,280
1,672(3) .1% 59.3125 1/20/08 29,414
9,094(1) .3% 57.8750 11/20/05 137,489
4,506(1) .1% 67.3750 10/20/04 73,775
45,000(4) 1.5% 58.6250 10/22/08 864,547
45,000(5) 1.5% 58.6250 10/22/08 770,574
7,497(1) .2% 59.7500 5/23/03 102,543
8,643(1) .3% 59.7500 10/20/04 133,327
4,080(1) .1% 59.7500 10/17/06 70,658
W. Keith Smith.......... 39,164(1) 1.3% 63.1875 10/20/04 595,025
37,559(1) 1.2% 63.1875 10/22/02 473,093
9,538(1) .3% 63.1875 10/18/00 85,101
17,602(1) .6% 63.1875 10/22/02 221,715
13,054(1) .4% 63.1875 10/20/04 198,332
7,467(1) .2% 63.1875 10/17/06 127,900
Steven G. Elliott....... 31,250(2) 1.0% 59.3125 1/20/08 454,140
9,619(1) .3% 68.8125 10/22/02 133,951
7,155(1) .2% 68.8125 10/17/06 134,803
8,600(1) .3% 68.8125 10/20/04 143,983
8,599(1) .3% 68.8125 10/20/04 143,966
9,617(1) .3% 68.8125 10/22/02 133,923
35,000(4) 1.1% 58.6250 10/22/08 672,425
35,000(5) 1.1% 58.6250 10/22/08 599,336
9,751(1) .3% 58.6250 10/22/02 122,889
8,571(1) .3% 58.6250 10/20/04 129,882
7,763(1) .3% 58.6250 10/17/06 132,012
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(1) These reload option grants become exercisable three years after their grant
date; provided, however, that if the option holder sells any of the shares
acquired on exercise of the underlying
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option before such date, the entire reload option will expire. The reload
option grants shown above for Mr. Cahouet and Mr. Smith became exercisable
upon their retirement from the Corporation. The remaining reload option
grants shown above would become exercisable as follows: Mr. McGuinn--
11/18/01, 11/18/01, 11/18/01, 11/18/01; Mr. Condron--1/22/01, 7/31/01,
10/29/01, 10/29/01, 10/29/01; Mr. Elliott--7/24/01, 7/24/01, 7/24/01,
7/24/01, 7/24/01, 10/23/01, 10/23/01, 10/23/01.
(2) Option may not be exercised before 1/21/01 and becomes exercisable as
indicated when the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange has achieved or exceeded the following prices for 20 consecutive
trading days: 1/4 at $75.00 per share; 1/2 at $90.00; 3/4 at $105.00; and
4/4 at $120.00. Option becomes exercisable in full on 11/21/07 if the stock
prices have not been achieved by that date.
(3) Option is exercisable annually in thirds beginning on 1/21/99.
(4) Option becomes exercisable annually in thirds beginning on 10/23/99. Reload
option rights are attached to each option and reload options will be
automatically granted on exercise when the exercise price is paid by
delivering or withholding shares of Common Stock; provided the closing
price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of
exercise exceeds the exercise price by at least 25 percent. Reload options
have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Common Stock on
their grant date and the same expiration date as the underlying option.
(5) Option becomes exercisable in full on 8/24/08. Exercisability may be
accelerated to an earlier date at the discretion of the Human Resources
Committee based on the Committee's review of the option holder's individual
performance. In determining the number of options, if any, to be
accelerated in any year, the executive officer's performance is reviewed by
the Human Resources Committee. In past years, such performance has been
evaluated on the basis of several factors, including the trends indicated
by financial performance and the progress made toward the achievement of
the longer term goals for the lines of business for which such executive is
responsible. A deferred cash incentive award was granted with each option
in the amount of the option exercise price. In the event the exercisability
of the option is accelerated, the deferred cash incentive award becomes
payable and must be used by the officer to pay the option's exercise price
upon exercise; provided however, that, except in the case of a change in
control, such award will only be payable if the Corporation achieves
certain pre-established performance goals. The deferred cash incentive
award is disclosed in the Long-Term Incentive Plans Table below.
(6) Based on the Black-Scholes model adapted for use in valuing executive stock
options. There is no assurance the value realized by an executive will be
at or near the value estimated by the Black-Scholes model. The actual
value, if any, an executive may realize will depend on the excess of the
stock price over the exercise price on the date the option is exercised. In
determining the Black-Scholes value, the following underlying assumptions
were used: (i) stock price volatility represents the standard deviation of
the Common Stock over the three-year period prior to grant of the option
(i.e., from 22.82% to 26.80%); (ii) dividend yield represents the
cumulative dividends per share for the 12-month period prior to grant of
the option, divided by the average monthly price of the Common Stock over
the same period (i.e., from 2.24% to 2.73%); (iii) the risk-free rate of
return represents the average weekly yield on 10-year Treasury Notes over
the 52-week period prior to grant of the option as derived from the
Compuserve Public Data Base (i.e., from 5.44% to 6.33%); (iv) option term
represents the period from the date of grant of each option to the
expiration of the term of the option; (v) vesting restrictions are
reflected by reducing the value of the option determined by the Black-
Scholes model by 4% for each full year of vesting restrictions (8% to 24%
for 1998 grants); (vi) reload options are valued assuming that the option
holder does not sell any of the shares acquired on exercise of the
underlying option before the vesting date of the reload option.
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Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises in 1998 and Year-End Option Values
The following table shows information with respect to the exercise of stock
options during 1998 by each of the named executive officers and the value of
unexercised options on December 31, 1998. No SARs are currently outstanding.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Number of Securities Value of Unexercised
Underlying Unexercised In-the-Money Options
Shares Value Options at Year-End at Year-End ($) (2)
Acquired on Realized ------------------------- -------------------------
Name Exercise ($) (1) Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Frank V. Cahouet........ 621,855 $27,393,785 563,292 593,817 $26,312,306 $12,344,673
Martin G. McGuinn....... 110,475 $ 4,548,468 67,606 289,977 $ 3,373,637 $ 4,582,022
Christopher M. Condron.. 77,575 $ 2,687,536 14,240 268,897 $ 596,062 $ 4,570,726
W. Keith Smith.......... 322,259 $14,261,011 32,715 181,842 $ 1,495,344 $ 3,102,335
Steven G. Elliott....... 159,505 $ 6,676,897 22,102 234,240 $ 1,098,609 $ 3,795,149
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(1) The "Value Realized" is equal to the difference between the option exercise
price and the fair market value of the Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on the date of exercise.
(2) The "Value of Unexercised In-the-Money Options at Year-End" is equal to the
difference between the option exercise price and the Common Stock's
December 31, 1998 closing price of $68.75 per share on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Long-Term Incentive Plans--Awards in 1998
The following table shows the deferred cash incentive awards granted to the
named executive officers during 1998, under the Option Plan. Deferred cash
incentive awards are granted only in connection with the grant of certain stock
options and become payable only upon the Human Resources Committee's
acceleration of the exercisability of the related stock option prior to a date
60 days before its expiration. (See footnote (5) on page 18.) The deferred
cash, when paid to the executive, must be used to pay the exercise price of the
related option. Upon acceleration of the option and actual payment of the
deferred cash, such payment is reported in the Summary Compensation Table under
LTIP Payouts.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Estimated
Number of Maximum Future
Shares, Performance Payouts
Units Period Until ----------
or Other Maturation Maximum
Name Rights or Payout Payout (1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Martin G. McGuinn............................. 55,000 8/24/08 $3,224,375
Christopher M. Condron........................ 45,000 8/24/08 2,638,125
Steven G. Elliott............................. 35,000 8/24/08 2,051,875
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(1) The amount shown represents the aggregate exercise price of the related
options granted to each named executive officer. The Human Resources
Committee can choose in its discretion to accelerate all, part or none of
the stock options related to such award. If such option is not accelerated,
no payout of the award is made. Except in the case of a change in control,
deferred cash incentive awards become payable only if the Corporation
achieves performance goals which are established for a calendar year or
longer period by the Human Resources Committee. Performance goals are based
on maintenance of or changes in one or more of the following objective
business criteria (earnings or earnings per share, return on equity, assets
or investment, revenues, expenses, stock price, market share, charge-offs
or non-performing assets) as established by the Committee. The Committee
retains the discretion to reduce (but not to increase) the portion of any
deferred cash incentive award which would otherwise be payable for any
calendar year based on achieving such performance goals.
Pension Plan Table
The following table sets forth the estimated annual benefits payable on a
single-life annuity basis on retirement at age 65 pursuant to the retirement
plans of the Corporation and Mellon Bank to
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participating employees, including officers, in specified compensation and
years-of-service classifications. The credited years of service for Messrs.
Cahouet, McGuinn, Condron, Smith and Elliott are, 12, 18, 21, 12 and 12,
respectively. Benefits are determined based upon average base salary for the
five years of highest compensation during the 10 years preceding retirement.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Estimated Annual Pension for Representative Years of Credited Service
Average Annual -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Base Salary 10 15 20 25 30 35
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 200,000 $ 28,500 $ 42,500 $ 56,500 $ 71,000 $ 85,000 $ 99,000
300,000 43,500 65,000 86,500 108,500 130,000 151,500
400,000 58,500 87,500 116,500 146,000 175,000 204,000
500,000 73,500 110,000 146,500 183,500 220,000 256,500
600,000 88,500 132,500 176,500 221,000 265,000 309,000
700,000 103,500 155,000 206,500 258,500 310,000 361,500
800,000 118,500 177,500 236,500 296,000 355,000 414,000
900,000 133,500 200,000 266,500 333,500 400,000 466,500
1,000,000 148,500 222,500 296,500 371,000 445,000 519,000
1,100,000 163,500 245,000 326,500 408,500 490,000 571,500
1,200,000 178,500 267,500 356,500 446,000 535,000 624,000
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Payment of the amounts shown in the table is subject to annual limitations
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on tax-qualified plans. To the extent the
benefits set forth above exceed these limitations, benefits will be paid
pursuant to nonqualified supplemental plans maintained by the Corporation and
Mellon Bank.
Supplemental Retirement Agreements With Named Executive Officers
In order to attract and motivate senior executives and to encourage such
executives to remain with the Corporation and its affiliates, the Corporation
has provided the named executive officers with retirement and/or death
benefits, as described below, supplementing those available under the
retirement plans described above.
Mr. Cahouet
Under the terms of his employment agreement with the Corporation, Mr. Cahouet
is receiving an unfunded supplemental retirement benefit of approximately
$2,130,000 per year.
Mr. Smith
Under the terms of his employment agreement with the Corporation, Mr. Smith is
receiving an unfunded supplemental retirement benefit of approximately $240,000
per year.
Messrs. McGuinn, Condron and Elliott
Under the terms of their employment agreements (discussed below), Messrs.
McGuinn, Condron and Elliott will each be entitled to receive an unfunded
supplemental retirement benefit upon the later of termination of employment or
attainment of age 60, with a reduced benefit available at age 55. The
supplemental benefit calculated on an unreduced 50% joint and survivor basis
would be a monthly amount equal to the named executive's "Final Average
Compensation" multiplied by a "Service Percentage" and reduced by the total
monthly amount of benefits provided under all retirement plans maintained by
the Corporation and Mellon Bank. "Final Average Compensation" generally means
1/12th of the sum of the executive's base salary and any bonus award earned for
the calendar year within the final three full calendar years of the executive's
employment by the Corporation which produces the highest amount. "Service
Percentage" generally means 2.0% for each full or partial year of employment
the named executive has completed with the Corporation or with a prior employer
if treated as credited service with the Corporation. If the named executive's
termination of employment were due to his death prior to the commencement of
the payment of the supplemental benefits, his spouse would be entitled to a
pre-retirement death benefit, payable in the form of a lifetime annuity, equal
to the benefit that would have been payable had he retired immediately prior to
death assuming election of a 50% joint and survivor annuity, but without any
early payment reduction. Based on 1998 compensation, and assuming retirement at
age 65, supplemental annual retirement benefits payable to each of these three
named executives are estimated as follows: Mr. McGuinn--$880,000; Mr. Condron--
$1,130,000; Mr. Elliott--$510,000.
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Employment Agreements with Named Executive Officers
Mr. McGuinn
In connection with Mr. McGuinn's appointment as the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Corporation and Mellon Bank, Mr. McGuinn entered into
an employment agreement with the Corporation with a term lasting until January
31, 2001. The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of
$700,000, subject to annual increases, participation in all of the
Corporation's executive compensation and other benefit programs and perquisites
appropriate to Mr. McGuinn's position, including club memberships, physical
examinations and personal financial planning services, and the supplemental
retirement benefits described above. The agreement provides that if, during the
term of the agreement, Mr. McGuinn's employment is terminated by the
Corporation other than for cause or in the event of a constructive discharge
(a) he will receive full salary and benefits until the expiration of the
agreement's term or, if termination occurs within 12 months of the end of the
term, for a period no less than the shorter of (i) 12 months or (ii) until the
date Mr. McGuinn commences full-time employment with another employer, (b) he
will receive for each calendar year or portion of a year remaining in the term
of the agreement an amount equal to the highest bonus received by him for any
of the three years preceding his termination, (c) all outstanding stock
options, other than stock options granted with deferred cash incentive awards,
and restricted stock will become immediately vested and (d) all outstanding
stock options with associated deferred cash incentive awards will remain
outstanding and become exercisable and payable as if Mr. McGuinn had remained
employed. If Mr. McGuinn's employment is terminated for cause or if he
terminates his employment for reasons other than a constructive discharge,
permanent disability, retirement or death, he will receive any benefits that
have vested prior to such termination under the supplemental retirement
provisions of his employment agreement or under the terms of the Corporation's
generally applicable employee benefit plans.
Mr. Condron
In connection with Mr. Condron's appointment as the President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Corporation and Mellon Bank, Mr. Condron entered into
an employment agreement with the Corporation with a term lasting until January
31, 2001. The employment agreement provides for an annual base salary of
$650,000, subject to annual increases, participation in all of the
Corporation's executive compensation and other benefit programs and perquisites
appropriate to Mr. Condron's position, including club memberships, physical
examinations and personal financial planning services, and the supplemental
retirement benefits described above. The agreement provides that if, during the
term of the agreement, Mr. Condron's employment is terminated by the
Corporation other than for cause or in the event of a constructive discharge
(a) he will receive full salary and benefits until the expiration of the
agreement's term or, if termination occurs within 12 months of the end of the
term, for a period no less than the shorter of (i) 12 months or (ii) until the
date Mr. Condron commences full-time employment with another employer, (b) he
will receive for each calendar year or portion of a year remaining in the term
of the agreement an amount equal to the highest bonus received by him for any
of the three years preceding his termination, (c) all outstanding stock
options, other than stock options granted with deferred cash incentive awards,
and restricted stock will become immediately vested and (d) all outstanding
stock options with associated deferred cash incentive awards will remain
outstanding and become exercisable and payable as if Mr. Condron had remained
employed. If Mr. Condron's employment is terminated for cause or if he
terminates his employment for reasons other than a constructive discharge,
permanent disability, retirement or death, he will receive any benefits that
may have vested prior to such termination under the supplemental retirement
provisions of his employment agreement or under the terms of the Corporation's
generally applicable employee benefit plans.
Mr. Elliott
In connection with Mr. Elliott's appointment as Senior Vice Chairman of the
Corporation and Mellon Bank, Mr. Elliott and the Corporation entered into an
employment agreement with a term lasting until January 31, 2001. The employment
agreement provides for an annual base salary of $450,000, subject to annual
increases, participation in all of the Corporation's executive compensation and
other benefit programs and perquisites appropriate to Mr. Elliott's position,
including club memberships, physical examinations and personal financial
planning services, and the supplemental retirement
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benefits described above. The agreement provides that if, during the term of
the agreement, Mr. Elliott's employment is terminated by the Corporation other
than for cause or in the event of a constructive discharge (a) he will receive
full salary and benefits until the expiration of the agreement's term or, if
termination occurs within 12 months of the end of the term, for a period no
less than the shorter of (i) 12 months or (ii) until the date Mr. Elliott
commences full-time employment with another employer, (b) he will receive for
each calendar year or portion of a year remaining in the term of the agreement
an amount equal to the highest bonus received by him for any of the three years
preceding his termination, (c) all outstanding stock options, other than stock
options granted with deferred cash incentive awards, and restricted stock will
become immediately vested and (d) all outstanding stock options with associated
deferred cash incentive awards will remain outstanding and become exercisable
and payable as if Mr. Elliott had remained employed. If Mr. Elliott's
employment is terminated for cause or if he terminates his employment for
reasons other than a constructive discharge, permanent disability, retirement
or death, he will receive any benefits that may have vested prior to such
termination under the supplemental retirement provisions of his employment
agreement or under the terms of the Corporation's generally applicable employee
benefit plans.
Change in Control Severance Agreements--Senior Officers
The Corporation has entered into change in control severance agreements (the
"Agreements") with the Chairman, each of the other named executive officers and
certain other senior officers of the Corporation. The Agreements with Mr.
Cahouet and Mr. Smith terminated upon their retirements, and references to
named executive officers in this description of Change in Control Severance
Agreements are only to Mr. McGuinn, Mr. Condron and Mr. Elliott. The purpose of
the Agreements is to secure the continued service and dedication of the
executives in the event of an actual or threatened Change in Control (as
defined in the Agreements). Each Agreement becomes operative only upon both a
Change in Control and the subsequent termination of employment of the executive
in accordance with the terms of the Agreement. Payments under the Agreements
are in full settlement of all other severance payments which may otherwise be
payable to the executive under any other severance plan or agreement of the
Corporation, including the employment agreements described above and the
Displacement Program and Change in Control Severance Pay Resolution described
below. The following discussion summarizes the key provisions of the Agreements
covering the Chairman and each other named executive officer. If the employment
of any of the named executive officers is terminated during the three-year
period following a Change in Control of the Corporation, either by the
Corporation other than for Cause (as defined in the Agreements) or by the
executive for Good Reason (as defined in the Agreements, including the
termination of employment by the executive for any reason during the 30-day
period commencing one year after the date of such Change in Control), the
executive will be entitled to receive: (a) a lump sum cash amount equal to such
executive's unpaid salary and bonus amounts which have become payable and have
not been deferred, plus a pro-rata portion of such executive's annual bonus for
the fiscal year of termination of employment; (b) severance pay in a lump sum
cash amount equal to three times the sum of (i) the executive's highest annual
rate of base salary during the 12-month period immediately prior to his
termination of employment and (ii) the executive's highest annual incentive
bonus earned during the last three completed fiscal years of the Corporation;
(c) continuation of medical, dental, accident, disability and life insurance
benefits for the executive and his dependents for a period of three years
following the executive's date of termination of employment; and (d) three
additional years of service credit under all non-qualified retirement plans and
excess benefit plans in which the executive participated as of his date of
termination. If the executive's date of termination is within three years of
the earliest date on which such termination could be considered a Retirement
(as defined in the Agreements), the benefits described in (b), (c) and (d) in
the preceding sentence will be reduced accordingly. In the event that payments
related to a Change in Control of the Corporation to any executive under the
Agreements or otherwise are subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the
Internal Revenue Code, the Corporation will generally provide the executive
with an additional amount sufficient to enable the executive to retain the full
amount of his Change in Control benefits as if the excise tax had not applied,
unless a reduction in such Change in Control related payments by less than 5%
would result in the excise tax not being imposed on such executive, in which
case payments under the Agreement shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the
amount that could be paid to such executive without giving rise to such excise
tax.
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Change in Control Benefits--Other Employees
Displacement Program
Under the Corporation's Displacement Program, eligible salaried employees of
the Corporation may receive certain benefits if their employment with the
Corporation is terminated due to technological changes or other business
reasons not related to individual performance. Such benefits may include
temporary assignments, placement assistance, benefits continuation and/or
severance payments based upon years of service. The program is subject to
revision or termination at the Corporation's discretion; provided, however,
that it may not be changed to reduce benefits payable upon a displacement
occurring within three years following a change in control of the Corporation,
unless such change to the program was adopted at least 12 months prior to the
occurrence of the change in control.
Change in Control Arrangements
All eligible salaried employees who are terminated within three years after a
change in control (as defined) of the Corporation, other than for good cause,
and under circumstances that would entitle them to benefits under the
Displacement Program, would also be entitled to 12 months of base salary and
benefit continuation under the Corporation's Change in Control Severance Pay
Resolution. In addition, for 10 years after the occurrence of a change in
control of the Corporation, no plan merger or coverage extension involving
Mellon Bank's tax-qualified retirement plan will be permitted if it would cause
the plan's assets to fall below 125% of its liabilities, and employees age 50-
54 on the date of the change in control will become eligible for early
retirement under this Mellon Bank plan, on or after age 55, on the same basis
as employees who are age 55. These benefits may not be reduced unless such
change was adopted at least 12 months prior to the occurrence of the change in
control.
A change in control will generally occur for purposes of the Displacement
Program, the Change in Control Severance Pay Resolution and the tax-qualified
retirement plan upon approval by the Corporation's shareholders of a business
combination or merger involving the Corporation unless immediately following
such transaction the surviving corporation meets each of the following
requirements: (a) the surviving corporation owns consolidated assets of the
Corporation with an aggregate book value equal to more than 50% of the book
value of the Corporation's consolidated total assets prior to the transaction,
(b) more than 50% of the total voting power of the surviving corporation is
held by the Corporation's shareholders immediately prior to the transaction,
(c) more than a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
surviving corporation were directors of the Corporation immediately prior to
the merger, and (d) no person is the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the
total voting power of the surviving corporation.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Introduction
The Corporation's Human Resources Committee (the "Committee") is composed
entirely of independent outside directors. Among the Committee's duties are the
responsibility for establishing and reviewing the compensation and benefits of
the senior managers of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, including the
compensation of the Chairman and the other named executive officers. The
Committee actively advises and assists management in formulating and
implementing policies designed to assure the selection, development and
retention of key personnel.
Under the guidance of the Committee, the Corporation's compensation policies
are designed to accomplish the goal of managing the Corporation towards
increased profitability and shareholder value. Accordingly, two principles
underlying the Corporation's compensation policy for all senior managers,
including the Chairman and the other named executive officers, are (i) aligning
the financial interests of senior managers with those of the Corporation's
shareholders and (ii) paying for corporate and individual performance. These
principles are reflected in the structure of the Corporation's compensation
program for senior managers, which consists of three basic components: base
salary, annual awards under the Profit Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan") and awards
under the Long-Term Profit Incentive Plan (1996) (the "Option Plan"). Through
this structure, the Committee places emphasis on the "at risk" elements of
compensation for senior managers. Base salaries are generally set somewhat
below the market, and the incentive components of the Bonus Plan and the Option
Plan are relied on to achieve a competitive compensation package. There was no
change in 1998 in the Corporation's overall compensation policy for senior
managers.
Awards under the Corporation's incentive plans are tied to corporate, business
unit and individual performance. The accomplishment of the goals and objectives
of the Corporation's operating and strategic plans is the basis for making
awards under the Bonus Plan and the Option Plan and, except where performance
goals have been set under the Option Plan, there is no formal weighting of
various factors. Together, the plans provide the Committee with the flexibility
to grant awards in a manner that is believed by the Committee to encourage
managers to continually focus on building high quality profitability and long-
term shareholder value. Under the Option Plan, deferred cash incentive awards
payable in the amount of an option's exercise price may be awarded in
connection with an option grant. In the event the exercisability of the related
option is accelerated, the deferred cash incentive award becomes payable and
must be used by the executive to pay the option's exercise price upon exercise.
Deferred cash incentive awards will only be payable if the Corporation achieves
certain pre-established performance goals. Performance goals are based on
maintenance of or changes in one or more of the following objective business
criteria: earnings or earnings per share; return on equity, assets or
investment; revenues; expenses; stock price; market share; charge-offs; or non-
performing assets. The Committee may apply its discretion, where the goals have
been met, only to decrease the preestablished amount of the award. These
requirements have been imposed so that the amounts paid to executive officers
under such awards will qualify for the "performance based compensation"
exception to the cap on deductibility of executive compensation under Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code").
Base Salary
In 1998, base salaries were increased for a number of the Corporation's senior
managers. In considering recommendations for increases in the base salaries of
these senior managers, the Committee reviewed the performance of each officer
against various objectives, including performance against the business plans to
date for 1998 for those lines of business for which he was responsible. The
Corporation's business plans and the elements thereof applicable to its various
lines of business include financial performance targets such as: income,
expenses, asset quality, operating margin, return on assets and return on
equity. In addition to such evaluations, the Committee compared the recommended
increases to compensation data based on a survey of comparable executive
officers of 16 other financial institutions similar to the Corporation in terms
of size, and/or the mix of its lines of business. These comparative financial
institutions are included within the KBW 50 Index used for the Performance
Graph on page 14.
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Mr. Cahouet's annual base salary was established pursuant to his employment
contract and was increased in January of 1998 to $1,000,000. Mr. Cahouet's
contract required that the Committee consider the salaries of the chief
executive officers of the 10 largest bank holding companies in the United
States when setting his salary. These institutions are included within the KBW
50 index. In January 1998, the Committee considered the Corporation's
performance against its business plan for 1996 and 1997, the Corporation's
achievement of strategic goals and the Corporation's total returns to
shareholders in terms of share price appreciation and dividends. The Committee
then reviewed 1996 base salary and total compensation data for the relevant
chief executive officer peer group. Based upon the results of such evaluation
and review, Mr. Cahouet's base salary was set at approximately the 75th
percentile of the base salaries of the relevant peer group of chief executive
officers.
Mr. McGuinn's base salary was set at $700,000, effective February 1, 1998, in
connection with the negotiation of his employment contract with the
Corporation. (See "Employment Agreements with Named Executive Officers" on page
21). In setting this amount, the Committee considered the Corporation's
performance against its business plan for 1996 and 1997, the Corporation's
achievement of strategic goals and the Corporation's total returns to
shareholders in terms of share price appreciation and dividends and Mr.
McGuinn's contributions towards these achievements. The Committee also reviewed
compensation data based on a survey of comparable chief executive officers of
16 other financial institutions similar to the Corporation in terms of size
and/or the mix of its lines of business. These comparative financial
institutions are included within the KBW 50 Index used for the Performance
Graph on page 14. Based upon the results of such evaluation and review, Mr.
McGuinn's base salary was set at approximately the 50th percentile of the
relevant peer group of chief executive officers. Mr. McGuinn is entitled to
annual review of his base salary by the Committee under the terms of his
employment contract.
Option Plan Awards
In 1998, the Committee reviewed the long-term incentive component of total
compensation for Mr. McGuinn and the other named executive officers (other than
Mr. Cahouet and Mr. Smith) and awarded additional options. Most of these grants
are intended to cover a two-year period. In conducting its review, the
Committee considered the comparative compensation data mentioned above for the
named executive officers, including Mr. McGuinn. By awarding senior managers a
larger block of options at the beginning of a multiple year period, the
Corporation increases the incentive value of the options to the manager at a
low relative cost to the Corporation and its shareholders. Based on the
comparative compensation data reviewed by the Committee, the value of the "at
risk" component of compensation represented by these options, coupled with the
Corporation's somewhat below market annual cash compensation (measured in terms
of base salary and cash bonus), will achieve the needed competitive positioning
of the Corporation's senior manager compensation package while creating a
significant incentive for the managers and aligning their financial interests
with those of the Corporation's shareholders. The number of options previously
granted to each officer was considered in determining the number of shares
covered by each award.
In January of 1998, Mr. McGuinn also received a grant of stock options and a
grant of restricted stock in recognition of his agreement to assume the
position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mellon Bank in 1998 and of
the Corporation in 1999. The restrictions on the stock grant lapse after three
years, provided Mr. McGuinn is still employed by the Corporation. The option
grant becomes exercisable after three years, provided Mr. McGuinn is still
employed by the Corporation and certain target prices for the Common Stock are
achieved (See "Option Grants in 1998" on page 17.) Two other named executive
officers received similar awards in recognition of their new positions. The
number of options and shares of restricted stock previously granted to each
officer was considered in determining the number of shares covered by each
award.
The Committee reviews the performance of senior managers annually and within
its discretion considers whether the exercise date for certain previously
granted options should be accelerated. As provided for in the Option Plan, the
exercise of these accelerated options is intended to include the payout of a
deferred cash incentive award to the optionee in an amount equal to the
exercise price for such options. The optionee must use the cash award to pay
the option exercise price of such accelerated options. Such acceleration, and
payment of the attendant deferred cash incentive awards, are a significant
element of the incentive component of total compensation for the Corporation's
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senior managers. As discussed above, the payment of deferred cash incentive
awards is tied to the achievement of preestablished corporate level performance
goals. Accordingly, in February of 1997, the Committee adopted performance
goals applicable to the calendar year 1997 which required certain levels of
core net income available to Common Stock or earnings per share of Common Stock
or core return on common equity to be achieved in order for a set percentage of
the outstanding deferred cash incentive awards to be earned. In January of 1998
the Committee certified the achievement of the performance goals for 1997. As a
result, deferred cash incentive awards were paid to Mr. Cahouet, Mr. McGuinn
and each of the other named executive officers in an amount not exceeding one-
fourth of his deferred cash incentive awards. These awards are disclosed in the
LTIP Payouts column on the "Summary Compensation Table" on page 15. Similarly,
in February of 1998, the Committee adopted performance goals applicable to the
calendar year 1998 which required the achievement of certain levels of net
income available to Common Stock or earnings per share of Common Stock or
return on common equity. In January of 1999, the Committee certified the
performance goals for 1998 to have been achieved. As a result, deferred cash
incentive awards were paid to Mr. Cahouet and one other named executive officer
in an amount equal to his outstanding deferred cash incentive awards and to Mr.
McGuinn and each of the other two named executive officers in an amount not
exceeding one-third of his deferred cash incentive awards.
Bonus Plan Awards
The Committee considered and approved bonus awards for 1998 for the
Corporation's senior managers, including Mr. McGuinn and the other named
executive officers, which were, except in the case of Mr. Cahouet and Mr.
Smith, generally payable 75% with cash and 25% with restricted shares of the
Corporation's Common Stock. In connection with making awards under the
Corporation's Bonus Plan for 1998, the Committee again examined the performance
of its senior managers. This review focused on the individual performance of
each officer for full year 1998 and on the Corporation's overall performance in
achieving the objectives of its 1998 operating plan and taking significant
steps in the execution of its strategic plan. Each officer was evaluated based
in significant measure upon performance against the 1998 business plan of the
lines of business for which he was responsible, including the achievement of
financial targets such as income, expenses, asset growth, operating margin and
return on capital. In determining both Mr. McGuinn's and Mr. Cahouet's Bonus
Plan awards for 1998, the Committee evaluated both executives within the
context of the year experienced by the Corporation in terms of achieving the
objectives of its 1998 operating plan, as well as their leadership in planning
and implementing strategic and operating initiatives designed to increase the
long-term value of the Corporation's franchise. The result of each officer's
evaluation was then applied to a matrix correlating the numerical rating from
his performance evaluation and his office or position to yield a Bonus Plan
award ranging from zero percent to 200% of base salary for the named executive
officers.
In recognition of Mr. McGuinn's leadership during 1998, a year that saw the
Corporation report record earnings, he received the maximum Bonus Plan award of
200% of his base salary.
In recognition of Mr. Cahouet's leadership during 1998 and in recognition of
his 11 years of service as Chairman of the Corporation, a period that saw the
Corporation achieve outstanding results for its shareholders and employees, he
received a Bonus Plan award of 300% of his base salary.
In recognition of his years of service as an executive officer of the
Corporation and of his agreement to postpone his retirement for one year, Mr.
Smith received an additional bonus payment of approximately $1,000,000 in
February of 1999. This amount is not reflected in the Summary Compensation
Table on page 15.
Deductibility of Executive Compensation
Section 162(m) of the Code limits the deductibility of executive compensation
for officers of public companies. Section 162(m) generally disallows the
ordinary business expense deduction to compensation in excess of $1,000,000
paid to a company's chief executive officer and each of the next four most
highly compensated executive officers. As discussed above, the Option Plan has
been designed to allow the Committee, in its discretion, to grant incentive
compensation awards that qualify for the ordinary business expense deduction as
"performance based compensation" under Section 162(m).
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The Corporation and the Committee continue to examine the issue of
deductibility of executive compensation within the context of the overall
operation of the Corporation's compensation plans and will consider what
additional actions should be taken, if any, to operate the compensation plans
in a tax effective manner. The Committee examines particularly carefully any
compensation proposal or program if there is a reasonable likelihood that the
Corporation would lose a deduction as a consequence of its adoption.
The foregoing report is presented by the Human Resources Committee of the Board
of Directors.
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Andrew W. Mathieson, Chairman Joab L. Thomas
J. W. Connolly, Vice Chairman Wesley W. von Schack
Charles A. Corry William J. Young
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RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS (Proxy Item 2)
The Board of Directors, at its February 16, 1999 meeting, appointed KPMG LLP as
independent public accountants of the Corporation for the year ending December
31, 1999. KPMG LLP served as the Corporation's independent public accountants
for the year ended December 31, 1998. Although the appointment of independent
public accountants is not required to be approved by shareholders, the Board of
Directors believes shareholders should participate in such selection through
ratification. If the shareholders fail to ratify KPMG LLP as the independent
public accountants, the Board of Directors will reconsider its selection.
Representatives of KPMG LLP will be present at the annual meeting with an
opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to
respond to appropriate questions.
Action by Shareholders
Adoption of the proposal requires the approval of a majority of the votes cast
at the annual meeting by all holders of Common Stock. The Pennsylvania Business
Corporation Law provides that an abstention is not a vote cast. Therefore, an
abstention will not have the effect of a vote for or against the proposal and
will not be counted in determining the number of votes required for approval,
though it will be counted in determining the presence of a quorum.
With respect to the ratification of independent public accountants (Proxy Item
2), the Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR ratification of the
appointment of KPMG LLP as independent public accountants of the Corporation
for the year ending December 31, 1999.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors does not know of any other business that may be
presented for consideration at the 1999 annual meeting, other than one
shareholder proposal submitted by a shareholder that has been omitted from this
Proxy Statement in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission. If such shareholder proposal or any other business should properly
come before the meeting, it is the intention of those named in the Proxies
solicited hereby to vote the shares represented by such Proxies in accordance
with their judgment on such matters.
DEADLINES FOR SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Article One, Section 6 of the By-Laws of the Corporation requires that any
shareholder of the Corporation intending to present a proposal for action by
the shareholders at an annual meeting must give written notice of the proposal,
containing specified information, to the Secretary of the Corporation not later
than the notice deadline contained in the By-Law. This notice deadline will
generally be 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the Corporation's proxy
statement for the previous year's annual meeting. For the Corporation's annual
meeting to be held in 2000, the notice deadline under the By-Law is December
13, 1999. A copy of the By-Law may be obtained by written request to the
Secretary at the address given below.
The By-Law mentioned above will not change the deadline for a shareholder
requesting inclusion of a proposal in the Corporation's proxy statement
pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 14a-8 or affect a
shareholder's right to present for action at an annual meeting any proposal so
included. Rule 14a-8 requires that notice of a shareholder proposal requested
to be included in the
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Corporation's proxy materials pursuant to that Rule must generally be furnished
to the Corporation not later than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the
Corporation's proxy statement for the previous year's annual meeting. For the
Corporation's annual meeting to be held in 2000, shareholder proposals to be
considered for inclusion in the proxy statement under Rule 14a-8 must be
received by the Corporation no later than November 15, 1999.
All shareholder proposals should be submitted in writing to the Secretary of
the Corporation, One Mellon Bank Center, Room 4826, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15258-0001.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the
Corporation's executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than
10% of a registered class of the Corporation's equity securities, to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange. Executive officers,
directors and greater than 10% shareholders are required by SEC regulation to
furnish the Corporation with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based
solely on its review of the copies of such forms received by the Corporation,
or written representations from certain reporting persons that no Form 5's were
required for those persons, the Corporation believes that, for 1998, all such
filing requirements were met with the following exception; one option exercise
by Mr. Condron was, due to an inadvertent error by the Corporation's counsel,
reported one month late.
PROXY SOLICITATION
The cost of solicitation of proxies for the 1999 annual meeting will be borne
by the Corporation. In addition to solicitation by mail, regular employees of
the Corporation may solicit proxies by telephone or personal interview.
Brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries will be
requested to forward soliciting material to the beneficial owners of Common
Stock held of record by such persons and will be reimbursed by the Corporation
for their expenses. In addition, the Corporation has retained D. F. King & Co.,
Inc., 77 Water Street, New York, New York 10005 to aid in the solicitation of
proxies from brokers, banks, other nominees and institutional holders. A fee of
$7,000 plus expenses will be paid to D.F. King & Co. for its services.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Carl Krasik
Secretary
March 12, 1999
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Reservation Form for Mellon Bank Corporation Annual Meeting of Shareholders
Admission cards will be forwarded to shareholders whose reservation forms are
received by April 7, 1999. All other admission cards will be provided at the
check-in desk at the meeting.
I expect to attend the Annual Meeting at 10:00 A.M., on April 20, 1999, in
Pittsburgh, PA.
Name ............................
(Please Print)
Address
............................
(Please Print)
..................................
(Please complete and return in the enclosed envelope if you plan
to attend the Annual Meeting)
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[Logo] Mellon Bank Corporation
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
The undersigned hereby appoints Carl Krasik, William E. Marquis and Ann M.
Sawchuck, or any of them, each with full power of substitution as attorneys and
proxies of the undersigned to vote all Mellon Bank Corporation Common Stock of
the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation to be
held on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at 10:00 A.M., on the 10th floor of the Union
Trust Building, 501 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and at any
adjournment of such meeting, as fully and effectually as the undersigned could
do if personally present, and hereby revokes all previous proxies for said
meeting. Where a vote is not specified, the proxies will vote the shares
represented by this Proxy FOR the election of all nominees for director and FOR
Proxy Item 2 and will vote in their discretion on such other matters that may
properly come before the meeting.
This Proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Corporation,
and may be revoked prior to its exercise. The Board of Directors recommends
votes FOR the election of all nominees for director and FOR Proxy Item 2.
(Continued, and to be signed and dated, on reverse side)
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Where a vote is not specified, the proxies will vote shares represented by this
Proxy FOR the election of directors and FOR Proxy Item 2 and will vote in their
discretion on such other matters that may properly come before the meeting.
Please mark
your votes as ---
indicated in X
this example ---
Proxy Item 1--
The election of directors
FOR WITHHOLD
all nominees AUTHORITY
listed herein to vote for all
(except as withheld nominees
in space provided listed herein
[ ] [ ]
Proxy Item 2--Ratification of appointment of KPMG
LLP as independent public accountants.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
[ ] [ ] [ ]
Nominees: Dwight L. Allison, Jr., J. W. Connolly, Charles A. Corry, Pemberton
Hutchinson, Rotan E. Lee, Robert Mehrabian and Wesley W. von Schack.
(Instructions: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name in the space provided below.)
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Note: A vote FOR the election of directors includes discretionary authority to
vote for a substitute if any nominee is unable to serve or for good cause will
not serve.
Please date and sign exactly as name appears hereon. When signing as attorney,
executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, etc., full title as such should be
shown. For joint accounts, each joint owner should sign. If more than one
trustee is listed, all trustees should sign, unless one trustee has power to
sign for all.
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(Signature of Shareholder)
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(Signature of Shareholder)
Dated:
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