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[RTI LOGO]
August 23, 1996
Dear Shareholders:
We are holding your 1996 Annual Meeting on Monday, September 30, 1996, at
10:30 a.m., local time, at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel-Concourse, One
Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. We sincerely hope that you
will be able to attend the meeting, and we look forward to seeing you. Matters
on which action will be taken at the meeting are explained in detail in the
Notice and Proxy Statement following this letter.
This will be the first Annual Meeting of the Company since the distribution
by Morrison Restaurants Inc., the predecessor corporation to the Company, of
the shares of Common Stock of Morrison Fresh Cooking, Inc. and Morrison Health
Care, Inc. to its shareholders, the reincorporation of the Company as a
Georgia corporation and its name change from "Morrison Restaurants Inc." to
"Ruby Tuesday, Inc." As separate companies, both Morrison Fresh Cooking, Inc.
and Morrison Health Care, Inc. will have their own annual meetings and, if you
are a shareholder in one or both of those companies, you will receive proxy
materials directly from them.
We hope that you will be able to attend the meeting in person. Whether or
not you expect to be present, please complete, date, sign and mail the
enclosed proxy in the envelope provided. If you attend the meeting, you may
withdraw your proxy and vote your own shares.
Sincerely,
RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
[SIGNATURE]
Samuel E. Beall, III
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
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P.O. Box 160266 . 4721 Morrison Drive . Mobile, Alabama 36625-0001
. (334) 344-3000 . Telefax (334) 344-3066
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RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD
SEPTEMBER 30, 1996
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. will be held at the
Renaissance Atlanta Hotel-Concourse, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta,
Georgia 30354 on Monday, September 30, 1996, at 10:30 a.m., local time, for
the following purposes:
1. To elect two Class I directors to the Board of Directors for a term of
three years.
2. To approve amendments to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan to
increase the number of shares available for issuance by 250,000 shares and
to increase the limit on the number of shares that may be subject to awards
granted to certain employees during any fiscal year.
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on August 9, 1996, are
entitled to vote at the meeting.
The mailing address of the Company's principal executive office is 4721
Morrison Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36609.
We hope you will be able to attend the meeting in person. Whether or not you
expect to be present, please complete, date, sign, and mail the enclosed proxy
in the envelope provided. If you attend the meeting, you may withdraw your
proxy and vote your own shares.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
[SIGNATURE]
Pfilip G. Hunt
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel
and Secretary
August 23, 1996
Mobile, Alabama
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RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
4721 MORRISON DRIVE
MOBILE, ALABAMA 36609
PROXY STATEMENT FOR 1996 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
INTRODUCTION
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (the "Company") is the result of a corporate
reorganization of Morrison Restaurants Inc., a Delaware corporation ("MRI"),
that was effective March 9, 1996. In that reorganization, MRI distributed to
its shareholders all of the issued and outstanding shares of Morrison Fresh
Cooking, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("MFCI"), which held the family dining
assets and business of MRI, and of Morrison Health Care, Inc., a Georgia
corporation ("MHCI"), which held the health care food and nutrition services
assets and business of MRI. Simultaneously with the distribution (the
"Distribution"), MRI reincorporated as a Georgia corporation (the
"Reincorporation") and changed its name to Ruby Tuesday, Inc., and in
conjunction therewith, effected a one-for-two reverse stock split. As a result
of the Reincorporation, MRI's shareholders received one share of Company
common stock for every two shares of MRI common stock held. Certain of the
historical information presented in this Proxy Statement for the Company
reflects such information with respect to MRI prior to the Distribution.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The following Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy card, first mailed
to shareholders on or about August 23, 1996, are furnished in connection with
the solicitation by the Board of Directors of the Company of proxies to be
used in voting at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held
on Monday, September 30, 1996, at the Renaissance Atlanta Hotel-Concourse, One
Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30354 and at any adjournment(s)
thereof (the "Annual Meeting").
Any shareholder returning a proxy has the power to revoke it prior to the
Annual Meeting by giving the Secretary of the Company written notice of
revocation, by returning a later dated proxy or by expressing a desire to vote
in person at the Annual Meeting. All shares of the Company's common stock,
$.01 par value ("Common Stock"), represented by valid proxies received
pursuant to this solicitation and not revoked before they are exercised will
be voted in the manner specified therein. If no specification is made, the
proxy will be voted (i) in favor of the election of the two nominees for
directors named in this Proxy Statement, (ii) in favor of the proposed
amendments to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Stock Incentive
Plan") to increase the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by
250,000 shares and to increase the limit on the number of shares that may be
subject to awards granted to certain employees during any fiscal year, and
(iii) in accordance with the best judgment of the proxy holders on any other
matter that may properly come before the Annual Meeting.
The entire cost of soliciting these proxies will be borne by the Company. In
following up the original solicitation of the proxies by mail, the Company
will request brokers and others to send proxy forms and other proxy material
to the beneficial owners of the Common Stock and will reimburse them for
expenses incurred in so doing. If necessary, the Company also may use some of
its employees to solicit proxies from the shareholders personally or by
telephone.
August 9, 1996 has been fixed as the record date for determination of
shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and,
accordingly, only holders of Common Stock of record at the close of business
on that date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual
Meeting. The presence in person or by proxy of shareholders holding of record
a majority of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting will constitute a quorum. The number of shares of outstanding Common
Stock on August 9, 1996, was 17,611,070, each of which is entitled to one
vote.
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Election of each of the Director Nominees named in Proposal 1 requires the
approval of a plurality of the votes cast in the election. Approval of the
amendments to the Stock Incentive Plan described in Proposal 2 requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock of
the Company present or represented and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as shares present for
determination of a quorum. For purposes of determining whether Proposals 1 and
2 are approved by the shareholders, (i) abstentions will have no effect on the
outcome of the voting on Proposal 1, and broker non-votes do not occur in the
election of directors, and (ii) abstentions will have the same effect as votes
against Proposal 2, but broker non-votes will have no effect on the voting on
such proposal.
PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's Articles of Incorporation provide for three classes of
directors with staggered, three-year terms of office and provide that upon the
expiration of the term of office for a class of directors, the nominees for
that class will be elected for a term of three years to serve until the
election and qualification of their successors or until their earlier
resignation, death or removal from office. At the Annual Meeting, the two
nominees are for the Class I directors. The Class II and Class III directors
have one year and two years, respectively, remaining on their terms of office.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation and its Bylaws provide that the Board
of Directors shall consist of not less than three nor more than 12 directors
and authorize the exact number to be fixed from time to time by resolution of
a majority of the Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least 80% of all outstanding shares entitled to be voted in the election
of directors voting together as a single class. The Board of Directors has
fixed at seven the exact number of members of the Board of Directors and has
nominated Arthur R. Outlaw and Dr. Benjamin F. Payton to serve in Class I of
the Board of Directors for a term of three years. Both nominees are currently
serving as directors of the Company.
It is intended that persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will
vote for the two nominees listed below unless authority to so vote is
withheld. Although the Board of Directors does not expect that either of the
nominees identified herein will be unavailable for election, in the event a
vacancy in the slate of nominees occurs, the shares represented by proxies in
the accompanying form may be voted for the election of a substitute nominee
selected by the persons named in the proxy.
DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR NOMINEE INFORMATION
NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS
CLASS I -- TERM EXPIRING 1999
ARTHUR R. OUTLAW
Director of the Company since 1959
Age: 69
Mr. Outlaw has been Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company since 1984.
From October 1985 to October 1989, he was Mayor, City of Mobile, Alabama. Mr.
Outlaw also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Morrison Fresh Cooking,
Inc.
DR. BENJAMIN F. PAYTON
Director of the Company since 1993
Age: 63
Dr. Payton has been the President of Tuskegee University since 1981. Dr.
Payton also is a director of AmSouth Bancorporation, The ITT Corporation, The
Liberty Corporation, Sonat, Inc., Praxair, Inc. and Morrison Health Care, Inc.
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DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
CLASS II -- TERM EXPIRING 1997
DR. DONALD RATAJCZAK
Director of the Company since 1981
Age: 53
Dr. Ratajczak is Professor and Director, Economic Forecasting Center,
Georgia State University. Dr. Ratajczak also is a director of Morgan Keegan
Inc., CIM High Yield Securities Fund and Morrison Fresh Cooking, Inc.
SAMUEL E. BEALL, III
Director of the Company since 1982
Age: 46
Mr. Beall has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company since May 1995. Mr. Beall served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company from June 1992 to May 1995 and President and Chief
Operating Officer of the Company from September 1986 to June 1992.
CLAIRE L. ARNOLD
Director of the Company since 1994
Age: 49
Ms. Arnold is currently a private investor. Ms. Arnold served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Nicotiana Enterprises, Inc., a family holding
company holding stock in NCC L.P., from August 1979 to February 1995 and was
Chief Executive Officer of NCC L.P., a major distributor of grocery, tobacco,
candy, health and beauty, and allied products to retail stores, from November
1992 to April 1994. Prior thereto, Ms. Arnold was Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of NCC L.P. from August 1979 to November 1992. Ms. Arnold also is a
director of Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and Morrison Health Care,
Inc.
CLASS III -- TERM EXPIRING 1998
JOHN B. MCKINNON
Director of the Company since 1989
Age: 61
Prior to his retirement in May 1995, Mr. McKinnon was Dean of Babcock
Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University. Prior thereto, he was
President, Sara Lee Food Service from July 1988 through June 1989, and
President, Sara Lee Corporation from July 1986 through June 1988. Mr. McKinnon
is also a director of Premark International, Integon Corporation and MedCath,
Inc. and serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Morrison Health Care,
Inc.
DOLPH W. VON ARX
Director of the Company since 1992
Age: 61
Prior to his retirement in 1991, Mr. von Arx was Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Planters LifeSavers Company, an
affiliate of RJR Nabisco, Inc. Mr. von Arx also is a director of Cree
Research, Inc. and serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Morrison
Fresh Cooking, Inc.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
The following table sets forth certain information as of August 9, 1996
(except as otherwise noted) regarding the amount of Common Stock beneficially
owned by all persons known to the Company who beneficially own more than five
percent of the outstanding Common Stock, each director and director nominee of
the Company, each Named Executive (as defined below), and all directors and
executive officers of the Company as a group. An asterisk indicates beneficial
ownership of less than one percent of the outstanding Common Stock.
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY PERCENT OF
NAME OR GROUP OWNED(1) CLASS(2)
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Arthur R. Outlaw (3)............................... 1,825,579(4) 10.3
Samuel E. Beall, III............................... 434,917(5) 2.4
Claire L. Arnold................................... 5,033 *
John B. McKinnon................................... 6,544(6) *
Dr. Benjamin F. Payton............................. 5,123 *
Dr. Donald Ratajczak............................... 9,498(7) *
Dolph W. von Arx................................... 6,088(8) *
Pfilip G. Hunt..................................... 62,184(9) *
A. Richard Johnson................................. 18,466 *
Robert D. McClenagan............................... 84,826 *
J. Russell Mothershed.............................. 30,268 *
All directors and executive officers as a group (12
persons)........................................... 2,514,775 13.8
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(1) Includes (i) shares subject to currently exercisable options and options
exercisable within 60 days after August 9, 1996, held by the named persons
and group as follows: Mr. Beall, 354,375; Ms. Arnold, 1,802; Mr. McKinnon,
3,613; Dr. Payton, 1,802; Dr. Ratajczak, 3,613; Mr. von Arx, 3,613; Mr.
Hunt, 45,290; Mr. Johnson, 18,389; Mr. McClenagan, 77,095; Mr. Mothershed,
23,889; and all directors and executive officers as a group, 552,924; and
(ii) shares held in the Company's Salary Deferral Plan as follows: Mr.
Beall, 3,616; Mr. Mothershed, 91; and all directors and executive officers
as a group, 3,707.
(2) "Percent of Class" has been calculated by taking into account all shares
as to which the indicated person has sole or shared voting or investment
power (including shares subject to currently exercisable options and
options exercisable within 60 days after August 9, 1996), without regard
to any disclaimers of beneficial ownership by the person indicated.
(3) Mr. Outlaw's address is 4721 Morrison Drive, Mobile, Alabama 36609.
(4) Includes (i) 1,284,600 shares held by Mr. Outlaw as executor or trustee of
various estates and trusts for the benefit of relatives, and (ii) 24,855
shares owned by Mr. Outlaw's spouse.
(5) Includes 53,400 shares held in the Beall Family Ltd. Partnership, a
limited partnership of which Mr. Beall is a General Partner.
(6) Includes 1,125 shares owned by Mr. McKinnon and his spouse as tenants in
common.
(7) Includes 3,375 shares held in a KEOUGH account for the benefit of Dr.
Ratajczak.
(8) Includes 1,125 shares held by the von Arx Family Foundation, a charitable
organization. Mr. von Arx may be deemed to share voting and dispositive
power with respect to such shares by virtue of his position as a member of
the Board of Directors of the foundation.
(9) Includes 8,637 shares held by Mr. Hunt's spouse. Mr. Hunt disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares.
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders ("Reporting
Persons") to file certain reports ("Section 16 Reports") with respect to
beneficial ownership of the Company's equity securities. Based solely on its
review of the Section 16 Reports furnished to the Company by its Reporting
Persons and, where applicable, any written representation by any of them that
no Form 5 was required, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to
the Reporting Persons during and with respect to fiscal year 1996 have been
complied with on a timely basis.
DIRECTORS' FEES AND ATTENDANCE
The Board of Directors of the Company held one meeting during the period
between the Distribution and the end of fiscal year 1996. Each director
attended this meeting and the meeting of any committee of which he or she was
a member which was held during this period. All of the Company's directors
were directors of MRI prior to the Distribution. The Board of Directors of MRI
held six meetings during fiscal year 1996 prior to the Distribution. Each of
the directors attended at least 75 percent of the meetings of the directors of
MRI and committees thereof of which such director was a member during the
fiscal year prior to the Distribution.
Directors who are employees of the Company, other than Mr. Outlaw, receive
no directors' fees. All non-employee directors currently receive a $16,000
annual retainer (the "Retainer") and $1,000 per Board meeting attended. Mr.
Outlaw, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Board and is an employee of the
Company, receives a fee of $250 per Board meeting attended, but he does not
receive a retainer. Non-employee directors serving on the Audit Committee or
the Compensation and Stock Option Committee (other than the Chairmen of such
committees) receive a fee of $1,000 for each committee meeting attended which
is not held in conjunction with a meeting of the Board of Directors. Mr.
Outlaw receives the same fees as non-employee directors for attending meetings
of the committees on which he serves. Committee Chairmen receive a fee of
$2,000 for each committee meeting attended which is not held in conjunction
with a meeting of the Board of Directors and $1,000 for each committee meeting
attended which is held in conjunction with a Board meeting.
The Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Stock Incentive and Deferred Compensation Plan for
Directors (the "Directors' Plan") permits non-employee directors to defer all
or a portion (in 25 percent increments) of their retainer (other than any
portion of the retainer allocated to Stock Awards, as described below) and/or
any additional meeting and committee fees to a deferred compensation account.
Deferred compensation accounts are credited as of the last day of each fiscal
quarter with an assumed rate of income equal to 90-day U.S. Treasury Bills,
based on the weighted average balance of that account during that fiscal
quarter. Amounts credited to a director's deferred compensation account will
be distributed not sooner than the earlier of the first January 15 or July 15
following (a) the date of the director's seventieth birthday, or (b) the date
the director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors.
The Directors' Plan provides that each non-employee director who has not
attained the Target Ownership Level, as defined below, will be deemed to have
elected to direct that 60 percent of his or her retainer payable for each
fiscal quarter be allocated to the purchase of Common Stock on his or her
behalf. Each non-employee director who has attained the Target Ownership Level
may elect to direct, in 10 percent increments and subject to such other
conditions prescribed by the Directors' Plan, that up to 60 percent of his or
her retainer for each fiscal quarter be allocated to the purchase of Common
Stock on his or her behalf (collectively, the "Stock Awards"). A deemed
election will continue in effect until that director, after attaining the
Target Ownership Level, modifies or revokes the election in the manner allowed
for discretionary elections.
A director will be treated as having attained the "Target Ownership Level"
for a fiscal quarter if he or she owns, on the first day of that fiscal
quarter, at least a number of shares of Common Stock with a fair market value,
as determined by the closing price on the last trading date prior to such date
("Fair Market Value"), equal to 10 multiplied by that director's annual
retainer.
Each director who has elected, or who has been deemed to have elected, to
purchase Stock Awards for a fiscal quarter, will be issued the number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the amount of the retainer elected
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to be so allocated, multiplied by 1.15 and divided by the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock, as of the issue date. Common Stock so purchased may
not be transferred within three years of the date of purchase, except in the
event of death, disability, retirement on or after age 70 or unless this
restriction is waived by the committee administering the Directors' Plan.
The Directors' Plan provides that each non-employee director who receives
Stock Awards, whether through a deemed election or a discretionary election,
will be awarded an option to purchase shares of Common Stock (the "Options")
equal to three times the number of shares issued pursuant to the discretionary
election or deemed election, as the case may be.
Options issued under the Directors' Plan will be granted on the first day of
each fiscal quarter for which an election for a Stock Award is in effect; will
become fully exercisable six months following the date of grant; and will be
exercisable at the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the date of the
Option grant. Each Option shall expire generally upon the fifth anniversary of
the date on which it was granted.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall affairs of the
Company. To assist the Board of Directors in carrying out this responsibility,
the Board delegated certain authority to two committees. Information
concerning these committees follows.
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee is comprised solely of non-management
directors. The Audit Committee maintains communications with the Company's
independent auditors as to the nature of the auditors' services, fees and such
other matters as the auditors believe may require the attention of the Board.
The Audit Committee reviews the Company's internal control procedures and
makes recommendations to the Board with respect thereto. The Audit Committee
of the Company's Board did not meet during fiscal year 1996 after the
Distribution and the Audit Committee of the Board of MRI met one time during
fiscal year 1996 prior to the Distribution. The current members of the Audit
Committee are John B. McKinnon (Chairman), Claire L. Arnold, Dr. Benjamin F.
Payton, Dr. Donald Ratajczak and Dolph W. von Arx.
Compensation and Stock Option Committee. The Compensation and Stock Option
Committee (the "Compensation Committee") is comprised solely of non-management
directors. The Compensation Committee makes recommendations to the Board of
Directors with respect to compensation of officers and with respect to the
granting of stock options. The Compensation Committee of the Company's Board
met one time during fiscal year 1996 after the Distribution and the
Compensation Committee of the Board of MRI met two times during fiscal year
1996 prior to the Distribution. The current members of the Compensation
Committee are Dolph W. von Arx (Chairman), Claire L. Arnold, John B. McKinnon,
Dr. Benjamin F. Payton and Dr. Donald Ratajczak.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
This section of the proxy statement discloses compensation awarded to, paid
to, or earned by the Company's Chief Executive Officer and each of the four
other executive officers of the Company who were most highly compensated and
whose salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 in fiscal year 1996 for services
rendered to the Company during each of the three fiscal years in the period
ended June 1, 1996 (together, these persons are sometimes referred to as the
"Named Executives").
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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COMPENSATION LONG TERM COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
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AWARDS PAYOUTS
OPTIONS/SARS LTIP
NAME AND POSITION YEAR SALARY($) BONUS($) (#) PAYOUTS($) ($)(1)
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S.E. Beall, III......... 1996 587,496 -0- 170,453 -0- 7,382
Chairman of the Board and 1995 564,900 588,626 -0- 393,750(2) 3,564
Chief Executive Officer 1994 525,000 630,000 -0- 360,000(2) 8,396
R.D. McClenagan......... 1996 266,112 83,326(3) 61,806 -0- 6,381
President, Ruby Tuesday 1995 248,184 124,242 -0- -0- 5,870
Division 1994 236,400 295,500 46,950 -0- 9,548
A.R. Johnson............ 1996 221,300 41,682 51,277 -0- -0-
Senior Vice President, 1995 213,165 91,231 2,190 -0- -0-
Strategy, Planning and Marketing 1994 200,045 178,800 32,712 -0- -0-
P.G. Hunt............... 1996 166,401 43,912(3) 44,466 -0- 6,303
Senior Vice President, 1995 169,630 134,276 783 -0- 7,611
General Counsel and Secretary 1994 160,000 155,400 26,142 -0- 8,400
J.R. Mothershed......... 1996 187,100 49,761(3) 49,014 -0- 2,211
Senior Vice President, 1995 162,708 137,133 5,037 -0- 6,143
Finance, Assistant Secretary 1994 128,300 135,600 20,727 -0- 7,016
and Treasurer
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(1) The amounts in this column include the following: (a) Company contributions
to the Deferred Compensation Plan for fiscal years 1996, 1995 and 1994,
respectively: S.E. Beall, III, $3,696, $0 and $1,567; R.D. McClenagan,
$4,069, $3,616 and $3,699; P.G. Hunt, $3,046, $4,438 and $3,696; and J.R.
Mothershed, $692, $4,726 and $3,869; (b) executive group life and
accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan premiums paid for fiscal
years 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively: S.E. Beall, III, $800, $822 and
$5,729; R.D. McClenagan, $796, $814 and $5,271; P.G. Hunt, $615, $628 and
$3,672; and J.R. Mothershed, $660, $621 and $2,834; and (c) employee
portion of split-dollar life insurance premiums paid by the Company for
fiscal years 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively: S.E. Beall, III, $2,886,
$2,742 and $1,100; R.D. McClenagan, $1,516, $1,440 and $578; P.G. Hunt,
$2,642, $2,545 and $1,032; and J.R. Mothershed, $859, $796 and $313.
(2) Represents the value of 15,000 shares of Common Stock of MRI earned by Mr.
Beall in each of fiscal years 1995 and 1994 pursuant to the performance
stock rights awarded to him by MRI in July 1993 and approved by the
stockholders of MRI at the 1993 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Under this
award, payouts of 15,000 shares each were or could have been earned by Mr.
Beall over a five-year period ending in 1998 if the Common Stock of MRI
reached a pre-established per share price for a period of 22 consecutive
trading days during the period ending May 31 of each year in the five-year
period. Such pre-established per share prices were $23.00 in 1994 and
$26.45 in 1995. The value of such shares has been calculated based on the
market price of the Common Stock of MRI on the date of issuance of the
shares. Mr. Beall agreed to the cancellation of all performance stock
rights remaining outstanding as of March 9, 1996, the effective date of the
Distribution.
(3) The indicated fiscal year 1996 bonus was paid in shares of Company Common
Stock, which may not be transferred for a period of two years, valued for
this purpose at $22.00 per share, the closing price of the Common Stock on
June 27, 1996, the day on which the Compensation Committee made the
decision to pay such bonuses in shares of Common Stock. These shares are
subject to forfeiture if the executive's employment is terminated prior to
June 27, 1998, except due to death, retirement or disability.
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OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1996
The following table presents information regarding options to purchase
shares of the Company Common Stock (i) granted by the Company during fiscal
year 1996 to the Named Executives, and (ii) issued during fiscal year 1996
upon conversion of options granted by MRI to the Named Executives prior to the
Distribution. The Company has no outstanding SARs and granted no SARs during
fiscal year 1996.
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POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE(2) AT ASSUMED
ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION
FOR OPTION TERM
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS 5% 10%
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% OF TOTAL MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICE
OPTIONS/SARS EXERCISE REQUIRED TO REQUIRED TO
OPTIONS/SARS GRANTED TO OR BASE DOLLAR REALIZE REALIZE
GRANTED EMPLOYEES IN PRICE EXPIRATION GAINS DOLLAR GAINS DOLLAR DOLLAR GAINS
NAME (#)(1) FISCAL YEAR ($/SHARE) DATE ($) ($/SHARE) GAINS ($) ($/SHARE)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
S.E. Beall, III......... 170,453 15.10%(4) 18.34 3-26-01 863,780 23.41 1,908,728 29.54
R.D. McClenagan......... 56,166 4.98%(4) 18.34 3-26-01 284,624 23.41 628,945 29.54
5,640 0.50%(4) 18.34 3-02-01 28,581 23.41 63,157 29.54
A.R. Johnson............ 46,027 4.08%(4) 18.34 3-26-99 233,244 23.41 515,409 29.54
5,250(3) 5.32%(5) 24.99 6-28-98 36,242 31.89 80,085 40.24
P.G. Hunt............... 35,904 3.18%(4) 18.34 3-26-99 181,946 23.41 402,052 29.54
4,512 0.40%(4) 18.34 3-02-98 22,865 23.41 50,525 29.54
4,050(3) 4.10%(5) 24.99 6-28-98 27,958 31.89 61,780 40.24
J.R. Mothershed......... 40,713 3.61%(4) 18.34 3-26-99 206,315 23.41 455,903 29.54
4,512 0.40%(4) 18.34 3-02-98 22,865 23.41 50,525 29.54
3,250(3) 3.29%(5) 24.99 6-28-98 22,435 31.89 49,576 40.24
306(3) 0.31%(5) 14.09 1-15-99 1,191 17.98 2,632 22.69
233(3) 0.24%(5) 23.66 6-03-97 1,523 30.19 3,365 38.10
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(1) The indicated options have a term of five years and were granted pursuant
to the Stock Incentive Plan (formerly, the 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan of MRI). Those options with an exercise price of $18.34 on the date
of grant generally become exercisable after three years. All other options
listed in the table above generally become exercisable after two years. In
the event of a change in control of the Company, the Committee
administering the plan may accelerate vesting, otherwise adjust the
options or terminate the options. Option holders also have certain rights
with respect to these options pursuant to their Change of Control
Agreements. See "Contracts with Executives."
(2) The Potential Realizable Values are calculated as follows: [[Market Price
at Grant x (1 + Stock Price Appreciation Rate)]--Exercise Price] x Number
of Underlying Shares. Because these Potential Realizable Values are based
on annualized compound rates of increase over a five year term, the total
potential appreciation on annual appreciation rates of 5% and 10% is 27.6%
and 61.1%, respectively.
(3) Represents options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company
issued upon conversion of options granted by MRI during fiscal year 1996
prior to the Distribution. MRI options were converted in the Distribution
into options to purchase shares of Common Stock of each of the Company,
MFCI and MHCI with the number of shares subject to each such option
allocated based on the conversion ratios used in connection with the
Distribution and the related reverse stock split. (See "Introduction.")
The exercise price per share of the MRI options has been allocated among
the options to purchase Common Stock of the Company, MFCI and MHCI into
which the MRI options were converted based upon a formula that took into
account the relative trading prices of the Common Stock of the three
companies for the first ten trading days following the Distribution. Such
per share exercise price was allocated as follows: 53.17% to the
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Company option; 10.21% to the MFCI option; and 36.62% to the MHCI option.
Except for the number of shares and exercise price thereof, the replacement
options have the same terms and conditions as the original MRI options.
(4) Based on an aggregate of 1,128,476 options granted by the Company in
fiscal year 1996 after the Distribution.
(5) Based on an aggregate of 98,662 options issued upon conversion of options
granted by MRI to MRI employees during fiscal year 1996 prior to the
Distribution.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN
FISCAL 1996 AND FISCAL YEAR END VALUES
The following table presents information regarding exercises of options to
purchase shares of Company Common Stock and shares of Common Stock of MRI
during fiscal year 1996 by the Named Executives and the value of unexercised
options to purchase Company Common Stock held at June 1, 1996. There were no
SARs outstanding during fiscal year 1996.
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NUMBER OF VALUE OF
UNEXERCISED UNEXERCISED IN-
OPTIONS AT THE-MONEY OPTIONS
FY-END (#) AT FY-END ($)(2)
SHARES VALUE --------------- -----------------
ACQUIRED ON REALIZED EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME EXERCISE(#) ($)(1) UNEXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
S.E. Beall, III.......... -0- N/A 348,750/187,328 2,667,601/597,101
R.D. McClenagan.......... 7,397(3) 67,068 74,788/72,945 520,720/259,390
A.R. Johnson............. -0- N/A 17,294/55,185 6,451/145,519
P.G. Hunt................ -0- N/A 39,652/61,520 270,811/233,815
J.R. Mothershed.......... -0- N/A 19,244/56,012 96,768/169,089
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(1) Value Realized is calculated as follows: [(Per Share Closing Price on date
of exercise) - (Per Share Exercise Price)] x Number of Shares for which
the option was exercised.
(2) Value of Unexercised, In-the-Money Options at June 1, 1996 is calculated
as follows: [(Per Share Closing Sale Price on May 31, 1996) - (Per Share
Exercise Price)] x Number of Shares Subject to Unexercised Options. The
per share closing sale price on May 31, 1996, the last trading day of
fiscal year 1996, was $21.25.
(3) Shares acquired refer to MRI Common Stock, as the exercise took place
prior to the Distribution.
RETIREMENT PLAN
Following the Distribution and in conjunction therewith, the Company
continued as a sponsor of the Morrison Restaurants Inc. Retirement Plan (the
"Retirement Plan"). Under the Retirement Plan, participants are entitled to
receive benefits based upon salary and length of service. The Retirement Plan
was frozen as of December 31, 1987, so that no additional benefits have
accrued, and no new participants have been permitted since that date. The
Retirement Plan is a tax-qualified, funded, defined benefit plan, which covers
employees of the Company who had attained age 21 and had completed at least
one year of full-time service with MRI by July 1, 1987. A participant's
accrued annual benefit is determined generally by adding A and B below, as
applicable:
(A) 1/4 percent of pay up to that year's Social Security Wage Base, plus 1
1/4 percent of pay over the Social Security Wage Base for each credited
year of service (as defined in the Retirement Plan) commencing on or
after January 1, 1986; and
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(B) 1/4 percent of average pay for the highest consecutive five years from
1976 through 1985 up to $14,400, plus 1 1/4 percent of such pay in
excess of $14,400, multiplied by the number of credited years of
service with the Company up to January 1, 1986.
Normal retirement for purposes of the Retirement Plan is age 65, although a
participant with at least five years of service may retire with a reduced
benefit as early as age 55. Generally, benefits are paid in the form of a
single life annuity if the participant is unmarried or a joint and survivor
annuity if the participant is married, unless an alternative form of benefit
payment is selected by the participant from among a range of options made
available under the Retirement Plan. A participant's accrued benefit becomes
vested upon completion of five years of service after age 18.
Benefits payable under the Retirement Plan reduce the amount of benefits
payable to a participant in the Executive Supplemental Pension Plan or the
Management Retirement Plan, described below.
EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION PLAN
Eligible Named Executives of the Company participate in the Company's
Executive Supplemental Pension Plan ("ESPP"). The ESPP is a nonqualified,
unfunded, defined benefit retirement plan for selected employees. As a
condition of entry to the ESPP, future participants must complete five years
of continuous service in one or more qualifying job positions and must have
achieved a minimum salary threshold, as described in the ESPP.
A participant's accrued benefit in the ESPP equals 2.5 percent of the
participant's highest five-year average base salary multiplied by the
participant's years and fractional years of continuous service (as defined in
the ESPP) not in excess of 20 years; plus one percent of the participant's
highest five-year average base salary multiplied by the participant's years
and fractional years of continuous service in excess of 20 years, but not in
excess of 30 years of such service; less the retirement benefit payable at the
age of 65 in the form of a single life annuity payable to the participant
under the Retirement Plan; and less the participant's Social Security
benefits. Base salary includes commissions but excludes bonuses and other
forms of remuneration other than salary. Benefits are paid to a participant in
the same manner as benefits are paid to the participant under the Retirement
Plan and become vested if the participant has completed ten years of service.
Normal retirement for purposes of the ESPP is age 65, although a participant
with at least five years of service may retire with a reduced benefit as early
as age 55. Early retirement provisions allow designated participants to
receive unreduced benefits as early as age 55 depending upon age and service
criteria specified in the ESPP. A participant's receipt of unreduced early
retirement benefits is conditioned upon not competing with the Company for a
period of two years following retirement.
Estimated annual benefits payable upon retirement to persons in specified
remuneration and years of continuous service classifications are shown in the
following table. All amounts shown are for a single life annuity and assume
that active participation in the ESPP continues until age 65. In accordance
with the ESPP, the amounts shown are subject to reduction for Social Security
benefits and benefits received under the Retirement Plan.
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EXECUTIVE SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION PLAN
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS FOR REPRESENTATIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO AGE 65
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30 OR
ANNUAL AVERAGE BASE SALARY 10 15 20 25 MORE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$125,000........................ $ 31,250 $ 46,875 $ 62,500 $ 68,750 $ 75,000
150,000......................... 37,500 56,250 75,000 82,500 90,000
175,000......................... 43,750 65,625 87,500 96,250 105,000
200,000......................... 50,000 75,000 100,000 110,000 120,000
225,000......................... 56,250 84,375 112,500 123,750 135,000
250,000......................... 62,500 93,750 125,000 137,500 150,000
275,000......................... 68,750 103,125 137,500 151,250 165,000
300,000......................... 75,000 112,500 150,000 165,000 180,000
325,000......................... 81,250 121,875 162,500 178,750 195,000
350,000......................... 87,500 131,250 175,000 192,500 210,000
375,000......................... 93,750 140,625 187,500 206,250 225,000
400,000......................... 100,000 150,000 200,000 220,000 240,000
425,000......................... 106,250 159,375 212,500 233,750 255,000
450,000......................... 112,500 168,750 225,000 247,500 270,000
475,000......................... 118,750 178,125 237,500 261,250 285,000
500,000......................... 125,000 187,500 250,000 275,000 300,000
525,000......................... 131,250 196,875 262,500 288,750 315,000
550,000......................... 137,500 206,250 275,000 302,500 330,000
575,000......................... 143,750 215,625 287,500 316,250 345,000
600,000......................... 150,000 225,000 300,000 330,000 360,000
</TABLE>
Years of continuing service, to the nearest year, and current remuneration
covered by the ESPP (base salary) for the eligible Named Executives are: Mr.
Beall, 24 years, $587,496; Mr. McClenagan, 24 years, $266,112; Mr. Hunt, 28
years, $166,401; and Mr. Mothershed, 23 years, $187,100.
MANAGEMENT RETIREMENT PLAN
The Company's Management Retirement Plan ("MRP") provides a select group of
management or highly compensated employees the security of receiving a defined
level of retirement benefits. The MRP is a nonqualified, unfunded, defined
benefit retirement plan for employees with 15 or more years of credited
service (as defined in the MRP) and whose average annual compensation over a
consecutive three calendar-year period equals or exceeds $40,000, which amount
may be adjusted by the Company from time to time.
A participant's single-life annuity accrued benefit in the MRP equals 1.5
percent of the participant's average compensation determined over the five-
year period immediately preceding termination of employment multiplied by the
participant's years of credited service not in excess of 20 years; plus 2
percent of the participant's average compensation determined over the five-
year period immediately preceding termination of employment multiplied by the
participant's years of credited service in excess of 20 years, but not in
excess of 30 years; minus the sum of (a) the participant's Retirement Plan
benefits, (b) the participant's Social Security benefits, and (c) the
participant's ESPP Benefit (as defined in the MRP). For purposes of
determining a participant's accrued benefit, a year's compensation includes
commissions and bonuses, but generally no form of remuneration is counted in
excess of $100,000, which amount may be adjusted by the Company from time to
time.
Normal retirement for purposes of the MRP is age 65, although a participant
may retire with a benefit as early as age 55. Generally, benefits are paid in
the form of a single life annuity if the participant is unmarried or a joint
and survivor annuity if the participant is married. If the participant is also
entitled to benefits under the Retirement Plan, benefits payable under the MRP
must be in the same form as those payable under the
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Retirement Plan. The MRP allows payment of a participant's accrued benefit,
commencing as early as age 55, even if the participant terminated employment
prior to attainment of age 55.
Estimated annual benefits payable upon retirement to persons in specified
remuneration and years of credited service classifications are shown in the
following table. All amounts shown are for a single life annuity and assume
that active participation continues in the MRP until age 65. In accordance
with the MRP, the amounts shown are subject to reduction for Social Security
benefits, benefits received under the Retirement Plan and benefits payable
under the ESPP. A participant is ineligible for benefits under the MRP while
receiving any long-term disability benefits.
MANAGEMENT RETIREMENT PLAN
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BENEFITS FOR REPRESENTATIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO AGE 65
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30 OR
FINAL AVERAGE SALARY 15 20 25 MORE
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$ 40,000........................................ $ 9,000 $12,000 $16,000 $20,000
60,000........................................ 13,500 18,000 24,000 30,000
80,000........................................ 18,000 24,000 32,000 40,000
100,000........................................ 22,500 30,000 40,000 50,000
</TABLE>
Years of credited service and salary covered by the MRP for the eligible
Named Executives are: Mr. Beall, 24 years, $100,000; Mr. McClenagan, 24 years,
$100,000; Mr. Hunt, 28 years, $100,000; and Mr. Mothershed, 23 years,
$100,000.
CONTRACTS WITH EXECUTIVES
The Company entered into a Change of Control Agreement (the "Change of
Control Agreement") with each of the executives in positions with the Company
specified by the Compensation Committee (currently 15 executives), including
the Named Executives. The Change of Control Agreement is designed to diminish
the distraction of executives by virtue of the personal uncertainties and
risks created by a threatened or pending Change of Control (as defined in the
Change of Control Agreement) and to encourage their full attention and
dedication to the Company currently and in the event of any pending or
threatened Change of Control.
Under the Change of Control Agreement, a "Change of Control" is defined as
either (a) certain changes in the composition of more than 20 percent of the
Board of Directors, or (b) with certain exceptions, any "Business Combination"
(as defined in the Change of Control Agreement) that has not been approved by
the holders of 80 percent or more of the Company's outstanding voting stock.
Events that do not constitute a Change of Control include (a) any Business
Combination approved by at least 80 percent of the Continuing Directors (as
defined in the Change of Control Agreement), (b) any Business Combination
transaction that satisfies certain price and procedural requirements specified
in the Company's Articles of Incorporation, and (c) any acquisition by the
Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries.
Prior to the first date on which a Change of Control occurs (the "Effective
Date"), each covered executive remains an at-will employee, except as may be
provided in any other agreement, and any termination of his employment will
terminate his rights under the Change of Control Agreement. If and when the
Effective Date occurs, the Company has agreed to continue the employment of
the executive, and the executive has agreed to remain in the employ of the
Company, for a three-year period (the "Employment Period") commencing on the
Effective Date. During the Employment Period, the executive (a) shall receive
an annual base salary no less than that received prior to the Effective Date
and an annual bonus no less than the average of the last three annual bonuses
received prior to the Effective Date, and (b) generally shall be entitled to
continuation of retirement, savings and welfare benefit plan participation and
practices, expense reimbursements and other fringe benefits on a basis at
least comparable to that obtaining prior to the Effective Date.
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If during the Employment Period the Company terminates the executive's
employment other than for cause, death or disability, or if the executive
terminates his employment for "good reason" (as defined in the Change of
Control Agreement), or if the executive terminates his employment for any
reason during the 30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of
the Effective Date, the executive becomes entitled to receive (a) any unpaid
portion of his accrued annual base salary plus a pro rata portion of his
highest annual bonus paid or payable for the three fiscal years immediately
preceding his date of termination, (b) an amount equal to either three, two or
one times the sum of his annual base salary and his highest annual bonus,
depending upon the particular multiplier stipulated in his Change of Control
Agreement, (c) any other accrued obligations, (d) rights with respect to any
outstanding stock options granted to him prior to his date of termination or a
cash amount equal to the difference between the option price and the then
value of Company stock for which any such option was granted, and (e) certain
employee benefits consisting of retirement, savings and various health and
welfare insurance benefits. The multiplier referred to in clause (a) of the
preceding sentence is three for each of the persons named in the Summary
Compensation Table. If this package of compensation and benefits constitutes
"excess parachute payments" as defined under the Internal Revenue Code, the
Company will pay an additional amount sufficient to reimburse the executive
for all taxes payable by the executive with respect to the parachute payments.
The Company estimates that the obligations to the Named Executives as of the
date of this Proxy Statement if a Change of Control had occurred and the
employment termination provisions of the Change of Control Agreement were to
take effect immediately would be approximately as follows: Mr. Beall,
$8,533,700; Mr. McClenagan, $3,983,764; Mr. Hunt, $1,667,574; Mr. Mothershed,
$2,370,000; and Mr. Johnson, $2,828,000. Other executives may be made subject
to a Change of Control Agreement by the Board of Directors.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, which
is composed solely of non-employee directors of the Company, has furnished the
following report on executive compensation.
OVERALL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
During the past fiscal year, the Company has reaffirmed its long-standing
emphasis on the performance-based elements of executive compensation. These
programs closely align performance measures with current business strategy and
are designed to motivate executive behavior. In general, the Company controls
base salaries and compensates outstanding performance through more highly
leveraged annual and longer-term incentive programs. As a result, the
following principles apply to executive compensation:
. Base salaries are competitive with the Company's peer group of public
companies in the casual dining industry, but represent a smaller
proportion of total executive compensation opportunities than in the
past;
. A very significant portion of executive compensation is tied to the
Company's success in meeting predetermined annual and long-term
performance goals, including the Company's profitability and
appreciation in the Company's stock price; and
. Executives are required to own specified amounts of stock in the
Company, resulting in direct linkage between executive and shareholder
interests.
The overall objectives of this strategy are to attract and retain the best
possible executive talent and to motivate the Company's executives to achieve
the goals inherent in the Company's business strategy.
The key components of the Company's executive compensation packages are base
salary, annual incentive opportunities, and equity devices. The Compensation
Committee's policies with respect to each of these elements, including the
basis for the compensation awarded to Mr. Samuel E. Beall, III, the Company's
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, are discussed below.
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BASE SALARIES
The Company's general approach for base compensation is to establish salary
ranges with midpoints which are at the 50th percentile of the competitive
market in the casual dining industry. Each salary range provides a lower and
upper limit on the value of jobs assigned to that range. However, for its top
23 executives, including the Chief Executive Officer and the other executives
named in the Summary Compensation Table, the Company has capped base salaries
at the midpoint of the salary range effective beginning with fiscal year 1994.
This reflects the previously mentioned objective of controlling base salary
costs and emphasizing incentive compensation. Future adjustments to base
salaries and salary ranges will reflect average movement in the competitive
market.
With respect to fiscal year 1996, the Compensation Committee utilized the
services of an independent consulting firm to obtain competitive base salary
information in the casual dining industry from published surveys of selected
peer companies. Executive officer salaries were reviewed and recommendations
for adjustments were made to the Board based on survey midpoints.
ANNUAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
The Company's annual incentive plan directly links annual incentive payments
to the accomplishment of predetermined and Board-approved financial and
operating goals. Corporate and individual performance objectives are
established at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Each executive's potential incentive was tied to growth in earnings per
share or growth in pretax net income effective beginning with fiscal year
1994, as well as certain qualitative measures. Depending upon an executive's
organizational level and responsibilities, as well as competitive market
practices, annual incentive compensation opportunities range from 7.5 percent
to 12.5 percent of base salary if the "threshold" goals are achieved, 30
percent to 50 percent of base salary if the "target" goals are achieved, 45
percent to 100 percent of base salary if the "maximum" goals are achieved and
60 percent to 125 percent of base salary if the "maximum plus" goals are
achieved. For fiscal year 1996, however, the Compensation Committee evaluated
performance before the Distribution and after the Distribution separately.
Performance for the period after the Distribution measured against the
objectives contained in the incentive plan resulted in the incentive
compensation for the Named Executives shown in the Summary Compensation Table.
The Compensation Committee determined that the bonus should be paid, with one
exception, in restricted stock rather than cash. These shares granted to each
Named Executive are forfeitable if his employment is terminated prior to June
27, 1998, other than due to death, retirement or disability. Such awards
represented approximately 23 percent of the total incentive awards that could
have been earned by the Named Executives. Occasionally the Company may
establish a special incentive award for an individual officer or other
employee aimed at achieving a specified performance goal. The Company has a
separate bonus plan for the Chief Executive Officer, described in more detail
below, which is similar in structure to the incentive plan for the other
executives.
EXECUTIVE STOCK OWNERSHIP
Believing that equity ownership plays a key role in aligning the interests
of Company personnel with Company shareholders, the Company encourages all
employees to make a personal investment in Company stock. The Company's goal
is that 10 percent of Common Stock will be owned by employees by the year 2000
and that 80 percent of employees with more than two years of service with the
Company will own Common Stock.
In addition, ownership requirements have been developed for the Company's
top management group. The following requirements apply to various organization
levels: Chief Executive Officer-a minimum of four times base salary; Division
Presidents-a minimum of three times base salary; Corporate and Division Senior
Vice Presidents, Corporate Vice Presidents and Vice Presidents--Operations-a
minimum of two times base salary; and Division Management (including other
Vice President positions)-a minimum of one times base salary. These objectives
must be attained within the five-year period that commenced with the date of
the Distribution with the
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minimum to be fully achieved at the end of that period, and may be
accomplished through the exercise of stock options, other stock incentives or
open market purchases. Members of the management group must achieve target
ownership levels to be eligible to receive future awards under stock-based
plans.
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
Awards under the Company's stock-based compensation plans directly link
potential participant rewards to increases in shareholder value. The Company
maintains stock incentive plans for executive officers and other employees.
These plans provide for grants of a variety of stock incentives, including
stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, stock purchase
rights and performance shares or units. The programs described below have been
established under one or more of these plans.
Executive Stock Option Program
The Company has an Executive Stock Option Program which provides for option
grants to its key employees at the General Manager level and above, depending
upon the key employee's position within the Company. The options are issued at
fair market value and have a five-year term and generally vest three years
after the date of the grant. In order for key employees to receive option
grants under this program after March 9, 2001, they must meet certain minimum
Common Stock ownership requirements. During fiscal year 1996, option grants
ranging from 200 to 170,453 shares, for a total of 932,402 shares, were made
under this program, including 37,034 options issued upon conversion of 74,069
options granted by MRI during fiscal year 1996 prior to the Distribution.
Management Stock Option Program
The Company has a Management Stock Option Program for exempt employees and
full-time non-exempt employees with at least two years of service. Based on
organization level, eligible employees may purchase shares of Company stock up
to established annual limits. For each share purchased, 1.15 shares will be
issued and the participant will receive a five-year option to purchase three
times the number of shares of Company stock obtained at a per share exercise
price equal to the fair market value of a share on the date of grant. The
right to purchase Common Stock under this program is conditioned on the
achievement of Corporate, Division, Region, District or Unit goals, as the
case may be. There is a two-year restriction on the sale of shares acquired
through this program other than through the exercise of stock options. The
Company granted options to purchase an aggregate of 294,736 shares to
employees under this program during fiscal year 1996, including 61,627 options
issued upon conversion of 123,255 options granted by MRI during fiscal year
1996 prior to the Distribution.
Restricted Stock
The Company may occasionally grant restricted stock or other stock rights to
ensure retention of key executives or as a part of the compensation provided
to a new executive hired from outside the Company.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
At the June 28, 1995, Compensation Committee meeting, Mr. Beall's base
salary was reviewed. Based on his performance and competitive market data, the
Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board of Directors subsequently
approved, an annual base salary of $587,496 for fiscal year 1996. Mr. Beall's
base salary was capped at the midpoint of the competitive salary range as is
the case with other executive officers of the Company.
The Company has an Incentive Bonus Plan for the Chief Executive Officer (the
"CEO Bonus Plan"), which was approved by the shareholders at the 1994 Annual
Meeting. Pursuant to the CEO Bonus Plan, if the Company achieves a
predetermined minimum percentage growth in pre-tax income for a fiscal year,
the Chief Executive Officer may earn a cash bonus determined as a percentage
of his salary if predetermined levels of growth in earnings per share are
achieved by the Company. For fiscal year 1996, the Chief Executive Officer's
bonus
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opportunity was 12.5 percent, 50 percent, 100 percent or 125 percent of his
salary if the Company achieved or exceeded the "threshold," "target,"
"maximum" and "maximum plus" earnings per share growth level, respectively,
with a proportional increase in the bonus for every one-tenth of a percent
increase in earnings per share growth between such performance levels. For
fiscal year 1996, Mr. Beall did not earn an incentive bonus pursuant to the
CEO Bonus Plan.
At the 1993 Annual Meeting, the shareholders of MRI approved an award made
by the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 1994 of performance stock
rights for the issuance of up to 75,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Beall.
Under this award, payouts of 15,000 shares each were or could have been earned
by Mr. Beall over a five-year period ending in 1998 if the MRI Common Stock
reached a pre-established per share price for a period of 22 consecutive
trading days during the period ending May 31 of each year in the five-year
period. Such pre-established per share prices were $23.00 in 1994 and $26.45
in 1995. Mr. Beall earned such awards for fiscal years 1995 and 1994. Mr.
Beall agreed to the cancellation of all performance stock rights remaining
outstanding as of March 9, 1996, the date of the Distribution. In lieu of
renegotiating the performance stock rights award, the Compensation Committee
approved an option grant in favor of Mr. Beall under the Executive Stock
Option Program (described above). The option provides Mr. Beall with the right
to purchase up to 170,453 shares of common stock over a five-year period. In
addition, the Compensation Committee has approved Mr. Beall's participation in
the Management Stock Option Program (described above) under which he may
purchase Common Stock having a value of up to $50,000 annually, conditioned
upon the Company's achievement of pre-established financial goals.
DEDUCTIBILITY OF EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), limits the amount of individual compensation for certain executives
that may be deducted by the employer for federal tax purposes in any one
fiscal year to $1 million unless such compensation is "performance-based." The
determination of whether compensation is performance-based depends upon a
number of factors, including shareholder approval of the plan under which the
compensation is paid, the exercise price at which options or similar awards
are granted, the disclosure to and approval by the shareholders of applicable
performance standards, the composition of the Compensation Committee, and
certification by the Compensation Committee that performance standards were
satisfied. In order to preserve the Company's ability to deduct certain
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Compensation Committee recommended that the Company seek shareholder approval
for certain incentive compensation programs for the Chief Executive Officer.
Pursuant to the Compensation Committee recommendation, the Company submitted
to the shareholders for approval, and the shareholders approved (a) a grant of
performance-based stock rights to the Chief Executive Officer at the 1993
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and (b) an Incentive Bonus Plan for the Chief
Executive Officer at the 1994 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. While it is
possible for the Company to compensate or make awards under incentive plans
and otherwise that do not qualify as performance-based compensation deductible
under Section 162(m), the Compensation Committee, in structuring compensation
programs for its top executive officers, intends to give strong consideration
to the deductibility of awards.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors of the Company has a standing Compensation Committee
whose purpose is to review and make recommendations concerning the base
salaries of all officers of the Company and to authorize all other forms of
compensation, including stock options. Members of the Compensation Committee
also administer the Company's stock-based incentive plans. The Compensation
Committee met three times during fiscal year 1996. The Board of Directors
approved all decisions of the Compensation and Stock Option Committee during
fiscal year 1996. The members of the Compensation Committee are named below.
Dolph W. von Arx, Chairman Dr. Benjamin F. Payton
Claire L. Arnold Dr. Donald Ratajczak
John B. McKinnon
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following chart and table compare the cumulative total return of the
Company's Common Stock with the cumulative total return of the NYSE Stock
Market Index and the NYSE Eating and Drinking Places Index.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
AMONG RUBY TUESDAY, INC. (SUCCESSOR TO MORRISON RESTAURANTS INC.),
NYSE STOCK MARKET AND NYSE EATING AND DRINKING PLACES INDICES
[PERFORMANCE GRAPH - TO BE INSERTED HERE]
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Ruby Tuesday, Inc........................... $100.00 $128.17 $111.97 $119.72
NYSE Stock Market Index..................... $100.00 $102.42 $102.64 $104.87
NYSE Eating and Drinking Places Index....... $100.00 $ 99.18 $ 99.59 $ 97.90
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* Assumes $100 invested in the common stock of the Company and comparison
groups on March 11, 1996 and reinvestment of dividends.
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PROPOSAL 2
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS
TO THE 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
The Company currently has 1,000,000 shares of stock reserved exclusively for
issuance pursuant to awards that may be made under the Stock Incentive Plan
subject to adjustment in the event of certain changes in the Company's
capitalization, mergers, consolidations and similar events.
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved, and recommends the
shareholders of the Company approve, amendments to the Stock Incentive Plan to
(i) increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under the Stock
Incentive Plan from 1,000,000 to 1,250,000, and (ii) increase from 100,000 to
250,000 the number of shares that may be granted in the form of option or
stock appreciation rights awards during a fiscal year to any employee who is
covered by the deductibility restrictions of Section 162(m) of the Internal
Revenue Code. Shareholder approval is being sought to preserve the Company's
ability to deduct, for Federal income tax purposes, compensation expense
attributable to stock options and stock appreciation rights. Under Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, shareholder approval of performance-based
compensation plans (including material amendments thereto) is necessary to
qualify for the performance-based compensation exception to the limitation on
a company's ability to deduct compensation paid to certain specified
individuals in excess of $1 million. Approval of the proposed amendments to
the Stock Incentive Plan requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at
least a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company
represented and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The following is a description of the Stock Incentive Plan, if amended as
proposed hereby.
Reserved Shares. The shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant
to awards made or that may be made under the Stock Incentive Plan will be
1,250,000, of which approximately 181,000 shares were previously issued and
approximately 867,000 are subject to stock options which are outstanding. The
maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options or
stock appreciation rights may be granted during any fiscal year to any
eligible recipient who is a "covered employee," within the meaning of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, will not exceed 250,000. The Stock
Incentive Plan provides for further adjustments to the number of shares
reserved for issuance in the event of certain recapitalizations.
Disinterested Administration. Awards under the Stock Incentive Plan are
determined by the Compensation Committee (the "Committee"), the members of
which are selected by the Board of Directors and are solely non-management
members. Only persons who satisfy the criteria of "disinterested persons" set
forth in Rule 16b-3(c) under the Exchange Act may be members of the Committee.
The Committee shall have at least two members.
Awards. The Stock Incentive Plan permits the Committee to make awards of
shares of Common Stock, awards of derivative securities related to the value
of the Common Stock and certain cash awards to directors, officers and
employees of the Company or its affiliates ("Eligible Persons"). These
discretionary awards may be made on an individual basis, or pursuant to a
program approved by the Committee for the benefit of a group of Eligible
Persons. The Stock Incentive Plan permits the Committee to make awards of a
variety of Stock Incentives (as defined below), including, but not limited to,
stock awards, options to purchase shares of Common Stock, stock appreciation
rights, so-called "cashout" or "limited stock appreciation rights" (which the
Committee may make exercisable in the event of a Change in Control of the
Company (as defined therein) or other event), phantom shares, performance
incentive rights, dividend equivalent rights and similar rights (together,
"Stock Incentives"). Outstanding Stock Incentives may be adjusted by the
Committee to reflect certain corporate events such as corporate
reorganizations.
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The Company anticipates that most stock awards will be restricted for some
period of time, although the Committee does have the discretion to make such
awards freely transferable at the time of grant. Stock Incentives may be made
exercisable or settled at such prices and will terminate under such terms as
will be established by the Committee. For example, options may be made
exercisable at a price equal to, less than or more than the fair market value
of the Common Stock on the date that the option is awarded, or based upon an
average fair market value of the Common Stock at the time the option is
awarded or at the time the option is exercised. The Committee may permit an
option exercise price to be paid in cash or by the delivery of previously-
owned shares of Common Stock, or to be satisfied through a cashless exercise
executed through a broker or by having a number of shares of Common Stock
otherwise issuable at the time of exercise withheld. The Stock Incentive Plan
permits the grant of both incentive and nonqualified stock options.
Stock appreciation rights may be granted separately or in connection with
another Stock Incentive, and the Committee may provide that they are
exercisable at the discretion of the holder or that they will be paid at a
time or times certain or upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain
events. Stock appreciation rights may be settled in shares of Common Stock or
in cash, according to terms established by the Committee with respect to any
particular award. The Committee may make cash awards designed to cover tax
obligations of employees that result from the receipt or exercise of a Stock
Incentive.
The terms of particular Stock Incentives may provide that they terminate or
expire upon the occurrence of one or more events, including, but not limited
to, the holder's termination of employment or other status with respect to the
Company, passage of a specified period of time, the holder's death or
disability, or the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company. Stock
Incentives may include exercise, conversion or settlement rights to a holder's
estate or legal representative in the event of the holder's death or
disability. At the Committee's discretion, Stock Incentives that are held by
an employee who suffers a termination of employment may be cancelled,
accelerated, paid or continued. The Board of Directors at any time may
terminate the Stock Incentive Plan or amend it in any respect without
shareholder approval. Amendments that may be adopted without shareholder
approval include amendments that increase the cost of the Stock Incentive Plan
to the Company or alter the allocation of benefits thereunder among executive
officers, directors and other employees. No such termination or amendment
without the consent of the holder of a Stock Incentive shall adversely affect
the rights of the holder under such Stock Incentive. The Board also may
condition any such amendment upon shareholder approval if shareholder approval
is deemed necessary or appropriate in consideration of tax, securities or
other laws.
Tax Consequences. A participant will not recognize income upon the grant of
an option or at any time prior to the exercise of the option or a portion
thereof. At the time the participant exercises a nonqualified option or
portion thereof, he or she will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary
income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the Common
Stock on the date the option is exercised over the price paid for the Common
Stock, and the Company will then be entitled to a corresponding deduction.
A participant who exercises an incentive stock option will not be taxed at
the time he or she exercises his or her option or a portion thereof. Instead,
he or she will be taxed at the time he or she sells the Common Stock purchased
pursuant to the option. The participant will be taxed on the difference
between the price he or she paid for the stock and the amount for which he or
she sells the stock. If the participant does not sell the stock prior to two
years from the date of grant of the option and one year from the date the
stock is transferred to him or her, the gain will be capital gain and the
Company will not be entitled to a corresponding deduction. If the participant
sells the stock at a gain prior to that time, the difference between the
amount the participant paid for the stock and the lesser of the fair market
value on the date of exercise or the amount for which the stock is sold will
be taxed as ordinary income and the Company will be entitled to a
corresponding deduction. If the stock is sold for an amount in excess of the
fair market value on the date of exercise, the excess amount is taxed as
capital gain. If the participant sells the stock for less than the amount he
or she paid for the stock prior to the one or two year periods indicated, no
amount will be taxed as ordinary income and the loss will be taxed as a
capital loss. Exercise of an incentive option may subject a participant to, or
increase a participant's liability for, the alternative minimum tax.
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A participant generally will not recognize income upon the grant of a stock
appreciation right, dividend equivalent right, performance unit award or
phantom share (the "Equity Incentives"). At the time a participant receives
payment under any Equity Incentive, he or she generally will recognize
compensation taxable as ordinary income in an amount equal to the cash or the
fair market value of the Common Stock received, and the Company then will be
entitled to a corresponding deduction.
A participant will not be taxed upon the grant of a stock award if such
award is not transferable by the participant or is subject to a "substantial
risk of forfeiture," as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. However, when
the shares of Common Stock that are subject to the stock award are
transferable by the participant and are no longer subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as
ordinary income in an amount equal to the fair market value of the stock
subject to the stock award, less any amount paid for such stock, and the
Company then will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. However, if a
participant so elects at the time of receipt of a stock award, he or she may
include the fair market value of the stock subject to the stock award, less
any amount paid for such stock, in income at that time and the Company also
will be entitled to a corresponding deduction at that time.
The Stock Incentive Plan is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
The following table sets forth information regarding stock options granted
under the Stock Incentive Plan during fiscal year 1996 to each of the Named
Executives, all persons who serve as executive officers of the Company as a
group, and all persons who are employees of the Company as a group.
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OPTIONS TO
PURCHASE COMPANY
NAME AND POSITION WITH THE COMPANY OR GROUP COMMON STOCK (#)
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S.E. Beall, III............................................... 170,453
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
R.D. McClenagan............................................... 61,806
President, Ruby Tuesday Division
A.R. Johnson.................................................. 51,277
Senior Vice President, Strategy, Planning and Marketing
P.G. Hunt..................................................... 44,466
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
J.R. Mothershed............................................... 49,014
Senior Vice President, Finance, Assistant Secretary and
Treasurer
All executive officers of the Company as a group.............. 421,115
All other employees of the Company as a group................. 16,788
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The firm of Ernst & Young LLP served as the Company's independent auditors
for fiscal year 1996. Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP will be present at
the Annual Meeting to respond to appropriate questions and will have an
opportunity to make a statement if they so desire.
The appointment of auditors is a matter for determination by the Board of
Directors for which no shareholder approval or ratification is necessary. The
Board of Directors has selected the firm of Ernst & Young LLP to audit the
books of the Company for fiscal year 1997.
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SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any shareholder of the Company wishing to submit a proposal for action at
the Company's 1997 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and desiring the proposal to
be considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy materials must provide a
written copy of the proposal to the management of the Company at its principal
executive office not later than April 25, 1997, and must otherwise comply with
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to shareholder
proposals.
GENERAL
Management does not know of any other business to come before the Annual
Meeting. If, however, other matters do properly come before the Annual
Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to
vote on such matters in accordance with their best judgment.
A list of shareholders entitled to be present and vote at the Annual Meeting
will be available for inspection by shareholders at the time and place of the
Annual Meeting.
The Annual Report of the Company for fiscal year 1996 (which is not part of
the proxy soliciting material) is being mailed with this proxy statement to
all shareholders of record as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.
THE COMPANY WILL, UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY SHAREHOLDER, FURNISH
WITHOUT CHARGE A COPY OF ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 1, 1996. REQUESTS
FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO PFILIP G. HUNT, SECRETARY, RUBY TUESDAY,
INC., 4721 MORRISON DRIVE, MOBILE, ALABAMA 36609.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
[SIGNATURE]
Pfilip G. Hunt
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel
and Secretary
August 23, 1996
Mobile, Alabama
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MORRISON RESTAURANTS INC.
1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS................................................ 1
1.1 Definitions........................................... 1
SECTION 2 THE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN................................... 4
2.1 Purpose of the Plan................................... 4
2.2 Stock Subject to the Plan............................. 4
2.3 Administration of the Plan............................ 4
2.4 Eligibility and Limits................................ 5
SECTION 3 TERMS OF STOCK INCENTIVES.................................. 5
3.1 Terms and Conditions of All Stock Incentives.......... 5
3.2 Terms and Conditions of Options....................... 7
(a) Price............................................ 7
(b) Option Term...................................... 7
(c) Payment.......................................... 7
(d) Conditions to the Exercise of an Option.......... 8
(e) Termination of Incentive Stock Option............ 8
(f) Special Provisions for Certain Substitute
Options.......................................... 8
3.3 Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation
Rights................................................ 8
(a) Payment.......................................... 9
(b) Conditions to Exercise........................... 9
3.4 Terms and Conditions of Stock Awards.................. 9
3.5 Terms and Conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights.... 9
(a) Payment.......................................... 9
(b) Conditions to Payment............................ 10
3.6 Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Awards....... 10
(a) Payment.......................................... 10
(b) Conditions to Payment............................ 10
3.7 Terms and Conditions of Phantom Shares................ 10
(a) Payment.......................................... 10
(b) Conditions to Payment............................ 10
3.8 Treatment of Awards Upon Termination of Service....... 11
SECTION 4 RESTRICTIONS ON STOCK...................................... 11
4.1 Escrow of Shares...................................... 11
4.2 Forfeiture of Shares.................................. 11
4.3 Restrictions on Transfer.............................. 11
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SECTION 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS......................................... 12
5.1 Withholding........................................... 12
5.2 Changes in Capitalization; Merger; Liquidation........ 12
5.3 Cash Awards........................................... 13
5.4 Compliance with Code.................................. 13
5.5 Right to Terminate Service............................ 13
5.6 Restrictions on Delivery and Sale of Shares; Legend... 13
5.7 Non-alienation of Benefits............................ 14
5.8 Termination and Amendment of the Plan................. 14
5.9 Stockholder Approval.................................. 14
5.10 Choice of Law......................................... 14
5.11 Effective Date of Plan................................ 14
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MORRISON RESTAURANTS INC.
1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
The Morrison Restaurants Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan constitutes an
amendment and restatement of the Morrison Restaurants Inc. Stock Incentive Plan.
If the Morrison Restaurants Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan is not approved by
the stockholders of Morrison Restaurants Inc. within twelve (12) months from the
date of its adoption by the Board of Directors of Morrison Restaurants Inc., the
Morrison Restaurants Inc. Stock Incentive Plan shall remain in force and effect
pursuant to the terms in effect immediately prior to this amendment and
restatement.
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions. Whenever used herein, the masculine pronoun shall be
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deemed to include the feminine, and the singular to include the plural, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise, and the following capitalized words and
phrases are used herein with the meaning thereafter ascribed:
(a) "Board of Directors" means the board of directors of the Company.
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(b) "Cause" has the same meaning as provided in the employment
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agreement between the Participant and the Company or, if applicable, any
affiliate of the Company on the date of Termination of Service, or if no such
definition or employment agreement exists, "Cause" means conduct amounting to
(1) fraud or dishonesty against the Company or its affiliates, (2) Participant's
willful misconduct, repeated refusal to follow the reasonable directions of the
board of directors of the Company or its affiliates, or knowing violation of law
in the course of performance of the duties of Participant's service with the
Company or its affiliates, (3) repeated absences from work without a reasonable
excuse, (4) repeated intoxication with alcohol or drugs while on the Company or
affiliates' premises during regular business hours, (5) a conviction or plea of
guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving dishonesty, or (6) a
breach or violation of the terms of any agreement to which Participant and the
Company or its affiliates are party.
(c) "Change in Control" means any event that pursuant to the Company's
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Certificate of Incorporation, as amended from time to time, requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of not less than eighty percent (80%) of the
Voting Stock (as defined therein); provided, however, that no event shall
constitute a Change in Control if approved by the Board of Directors a majority
of whom are present directors and new directors. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the term "present directors" means individuals who as of the date this
Plan is adopted were members of the Board of Directors and the term "new
directors" means any director whose election by the Board of Directors in the
event of vacancy or whose nomination for election was approved by a vote of at
least three-fourths of the directors then still in office who are present
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directors; provided that any director elected to the Board of Directors solely
to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be
deemed to be a new director.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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(e) "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board of
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Directors to administer the Plan pursuant to Plan Section 2.3.
(f) "Company" means Morrison Restaurants Inc., a Delaware corporation,
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or its successor.
(g) "Disability" has the same meaning as provided in the long-term
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disability plan or policy maintained or, if applicable, most recently
maintained, by the Company or, if applicable, any affiliate of the Company for
the Participant. If no long-term disability plan or policy was ever maintained
on behalf of the Participant or, if the determination of Disability relates to
an Incentive Stock Option, Disability shall mean that condition described in
Code Section 22(e)(3), as amended from time to time. In the event of a dispute,
the determination of Disability shall be made by the Board of Directors and
shall be supported by advice of a physician competent in the area to which such
Disability relates.
(h) "Disposition" means any conveyance, sale, transfer, assignment,
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pledge or hypothecation, whether outright or as security, inter vivos or
testamentary, with or without consideration, voluntary or involuntary.
(i) "Dividend Equivalent Rights" means certain rights to receive cash
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payments as described in Plan Section 3.5.
(j) "Fair Market Value" with regard to a date means the closing price
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at which Stock shall have been sold on the last trading date prior to that date
as reported by a national securities exchange selected by the Committee on which
the shares of Stock are then actively traded and published in The Wall Street
Journal; provided that, for purposes of granting awards other than Incentive
Stock Options, Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock may be determined by the
Committee by reference to the average market value determined over a period
certain or as of specified dates, to a tender offer price for the shares of
Stock (if settlement of an award is triggered by such an event) or to any other
reasonable measure of fair market value.
(k) "Incentive Stock Option" means an incentive stock option, as
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defined in Code Section 422, described in Plan Section 3.2.
(l) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means a stock option, other than an
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option qualifying as an Incentive Stock Option, described in Plan Section 3.2.
(m) "Option" means a Non-Qualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock
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(n) "Over 10% Owner" means an individual who at the time an Incentive
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Stock Option is granted owns Stock possessing more than 10% of the total
combined voting power of the Company or one of its Parents or Subsidiaries,
determined by applying the attribution rules of Code Section 424(d).
(o) "Parent" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
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unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, with respect to
Incentive Stock Options, at the time of granting of the Option, each of the
corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the
total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in the chain.
(p) "Participant" means an individual who receives a Stock Incentive
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hereunder.
(q) "Performance Unit Award" refers to a performance unit award
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described in Plan Section 3.6.
(r) "Phantom Shares" refers to the rights described in Plan Section
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3.7.
(s) "Plan" means the Morrison Restaurants Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive
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Plan; provided, however, that in the event that the Company is replaced by a
successor in interest, the title of the Plan shall thereafter be the name of the
successor in interest followed by the phrase `1996 Stock Incentive Plan'."
(t) "Stock" means the Company's common stock, $.01 par value.
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(u) "Stock Appreciation Right" means a stock appreciation right
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described in Plan Section 3.3.
(v) "Stock Award" means a stock award described in Plan Section 3.4.
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(w) "Stock Incentive Agreement" means an agreement between the Company
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and a Participant or other documentation evidencing an award of a Stock
Incentive.
(x) "Stock Incentive Program" means a written program established by
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the Committee pursuant to which Stock Incentives, other than Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights, are awarded under the Plan under uniform terms, conditions
and restrictions set forth in such written program and distributed among
eligible officers, employees and directors.
(y) "Stock Incentives" means, collectively, Dividend Equivalent
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Rights, Incentive Stock Options, Non-Qualified Stock Options, Performance Unit
Awards, Phantom Shares, Stock Appreciation Rights and Stock Awards.
(z) "Subsidiary" means any corporation (other than the Company) in an
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unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, with respect to
Incentive Stock Options, at the time of the granting of the Option, each of the
corporations other than the last corporation in the
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unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in the chain.
(aa) "Termination of Service" means the termination of either the
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employee-employer or director relationship, as the case may be, between a
Participant and the Company and its affiliates, regardless of the fact that
severance or similar payments are made to the Participant, for any reason,
including, but not by way of limitation, a termination by resignation,
discharge, death, Disability or retirement. The Committee shall, in its
absolute discretion, determine the effect of all matters and questions relating
to Termination of Service, including, but not by way of limitation, the question
of whether a leave of absence constitutes a Termination of Service, or whether a
Termination of Service is for Cause.
SECTION 2 THE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
2.1 Purpose of the Plan. The Plan is intended to (a) provide incentive to
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officers, employees and directors of the Company and its affiliates to stimulate
their efforts toward the continued success of the Company and to operate and
manage the business in a manner that will provide for the long-term growth and
profitability of the Company; (b) encourage stock ownership by officers,
employees and directors by providing them with a means to acquire a proprietary
interest in the Company by acquiring shares of Stock or to receive compensation
which is based upon appreciation in the value of Stock; and (c) provide a means
of obtaining and rewarding key personnel.
2.2 Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to adjustment in accordance with
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Section 5.2, 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for all corporate events through and
including the effective date of the spin-offs described in Plan Section 3.8) of
Stock (the "Maximum Plan Shares") are hereby reserved exclusively for issuance
pursuant to Stock Incentives. At no time shall the Company have outstanding
Stock Incentives and shares of Stock issued in respect of Stock Incentives in
excess of the Maximum Plan Shares; for this purpose, the outstanding Stock
Incentives and shares of Stock issued in respect of Stock Incentives shall be
computed in accordance with Rule 16b-3(a)(1) as promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. To the extent permitted by
Rule 16b-3(a)(1) as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
shares of Stock attributable to the nonvested, unpaid, unexercised, unconverted
or otherwise unsettled portion of any Stock Incentive that is forfeited or
cancelled or expires or terminates for any reason without becoming vested, paid,
exercised, converted or otherwise settled in full shall again be available for
purposes of the Plan.
2.3 Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the
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Committee. The Committee shall have full authority in its discretion to
determine the officers, employees and directors of the Company or its affiliates
to whom Stock Incentives shall be granted and the terms and provisions of Stock
Incentives, subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee shall have full and conclusive authority to interpret the Plan; to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan; to
determine the terms and provisions of the respective Stock Incentive Agreements
or Stock Incentive Programs and to make all other determinations necessary or
advisable for the proper administration of the Plan. The Committee's
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determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it
selectively among persons who receive, or are eligible to receive, awards under
the Plan (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). The Committee's
decisions shall be final and binding on all Participants.
As to any matter involving a Participant who is not a "reporting person"
for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Committee may
delegate to any member of the Board of Directors or officer of the Company the
administrative authority to (a) interpret the provisions of the Participant's
Stock Incentive Agreement and (b) determine the treatment of Stock Incentives
upon a Termination of Service, as contemplated by Plan Section 3.8.
The Committee shall consist of at least two members of the Board of
Directors each of whom shall qualify as a "disinterested person," as defined in
Rule 16b-3 as promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and as an
"outside director," within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and the
regulations promulgated thereunder. The Board of Directors may from time to
time remove members from or add members to the Committee. Vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled by the Board of Directors.
2.4 Eligibility and Limits. Stock Incentives may be granted only to
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officers, employees and directors of the Company or an affiliate; provided,
however, that directors who serve on the Committee shall not be eligible to
receive awards that are subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 while they are members of the Committee and that an Incentive Stock Option
may only be granted to an employee of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary.
In the case of Incentive Stock Options, the aggregate Fair Market Value
(determined as at the date an Incentive Stock Option is granted) of stock with
respect to which stock options intended to meet the requirements of Code Section
422 become exercisable for the first time by an individual during any calendar
year under all plans of the Company and its Parents and Subsidiaries shall not
exceed $100,000; provided further, that if the limitation is exceeded, the
Incentive Stock Option(s) which cause the limitation to be exceeded shall be
treated as Non-Qualified Stock Option(s). To the extent required under Code
Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder for compensation to be treated as
qualified performance-based compensation, the maximum number of shares Stock
with respect to which Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted during
any single fiscal year of the Company to any Participant who is a "covered
employee," within the meaning of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations
promulgated thereunder (a "Covered Employee"), shall not exceed 100,000.
SECTION 3 TERMS OF STOCK INCENTIVES
3.1 Terms and Conditions of All Stock Incentives.
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(a) The number of shares of Stock as to which a Stock Incentive shall
be granted shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, subject
to the provisions of Section 2.2 as to the total number of shares available for
grants under the Plan. If a Stock Incentive Agreement so provides, a
Participant may be granted a new Option to purchase a number of shares of Stock
equal to the number of previously owned shares of Stock tendered in payment of
the Exercise Price
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(as defined below) for each share of Stock purchased pursuant to the terms of
the Stock Incentive Agreement.
(b) Each Stock Incentive shall be evidenced either by a Stock
Incentive Agreement in such form and containing such terms, conditions and
restrictions as the Committee may determine is appropriate or be made subject to
the terms of a Stock Incentive Program, containing such terms, conditions and
restrictions as the Committee may determine is appropriate. Each Stock
Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program shall be subject to the terms of
the Plan and any provision in a Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive
Program that is inconsistent with the Plan shall be null and void.
(c) The date a Stock Incentive is granted shall be the date on which
the Committee has approved the terms and conditions of the Stock Incentive
Agreement or Stock Incentive Program and has determined the recipient of the
Stock Incentive and the number of shares covered by the Stock Incentive and has
taken all such other action necessary to complete the grant of the Stock
Incentive.
(d) The Committee may provide in any Stock Incentive Agreement or
pursuant to any Stock Incentive Program (or subsequent to the award of a Stock
Incentive but prior to its expiration or cancellation, as the case may be) that,
in the event of a Change in Control, the Stock Incentive shall or may be cashed
out on the basis of any price not greater than the highest price paid for a
share of Stock in any transaction reported by any national securities exchange
selected by the Committee on which the shares of Stock are then actively traded
during a specified period immediately preceding or including the date of the
Change in Control or offered for a share of Stock in any tender offer occurring
during a specified period immediately preceding or including the date the tender
offer commences; provided that, in no case shall any such specified period
exceed one (1) year (the "Change in Control Price"). For purposes of this
Subsection, the cash-out of a Stock Incentive shall be determined as follows:
(i) Options shall be cashed out on the basis of the excess, if any, of
the Change in Control Price (but not more than the Fair Market Value of the
Stock on the date of the cash-out in the case of Incentive Stock Options) over
the Exercise Price with or without regard to whether the Option may otherwise be
exercisable only in part;
(ii) Stock Awards and Phantom Shares shall be cashed out in an amount
equal to the Change in Control Price with or without regard to any conditions or
restrictions otherwise applicable to any such Stock Incentive; and
(iii) Stock Appreciation Rights, Dividend Equivalent Rights and
Performance Unit Awards shall be cashed out with or without regard to any
conditions or restrictions otherwise applicable to any such Stock Incentive and
the amount of the cash out shall be determined by reference to the number of
shares of Stock that would be required to pay the Participant in kind for the
value of the Stock Incentive as of the date of the Change in Control multiplied
by the Change in Control Price.
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(e) Any Stock Incentive may be granted in connection with all or any
portion of a previously or contemporaneously granted Stock Incentive. Exercise
or vesting of a Stock Incentive granted in connection with another Stock
Incentive may result in a pro rata surrender or cancellation of any related
Stock Incentive, as specified in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or
Stock Incentive Program.
(f) Stock Incentives shall not be transferable or assignable except by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable, during
the Participant's lifetime, only by the Participant; in the event of the
Disability of the Participant, by the legal representative of the Participant;
or in the event of the death of the participant, by the personal representative
of the Participant's estate or if no personal representative has been appointed,
by the successor in interest determined under the Participant's will.
3.2 Terms and Conditions of Options. Each Option granted under the Plan
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shall be evidenced by a Stock Incentive Agreement. At the time any Option is
granted, the Committee shall determine whether the Option is to be an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option, and the Option shall be clearly
identified as to its status as an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
Stock Option. At the time any Incentive Stock Option is exercised, the Company
shall be entitled to place a legend on the certificates representing the shares
of Stock purchased pursuant to the Option to clearly identify them as shares of
Stock purchased upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option. An Incentive Stock
Option may only be granted within ten (10) years from the earlier of the date
the Plan, as amended and restated, is adopted or approved by the Company's
stockholders.
(a) Option Price. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section
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5.2 and the other provisions of this Section 3.2, the exercise price (the
"Exercise Price") per share of Stock purchasable under any Option shall be as
set forth in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement. With respect to each
grant of an Incentive Stock Option to a Participant who is not an Over 10% Owner
or to each grant of any Option to a Participant who is then a Covered Employee,
the Exercise Price per share shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the
date the Option is granted. With respect to each grant of an Incentive Stock
Option to a Participant who is an Over 10% Owner, the Exercise Price shall not
be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date the Option is granted.
(b) Option Term. The term of an Option shall be as specified in the
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applicable Stock Incentive Agreement; provided, however that any Incentive Stock
Option granted to a Participant who is not an Over 10% Owner shall not be
exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years after the date the Option is
granted and any Incentive Stock Option granted to an Over 10% Owner shall not be
exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years after the date the Option is
granted.
(c) Payment. Payment for all shares of Stock purchased pursuant to
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exercise of an Option shall be made in any form or manner authorized by the
Committee in the Stock Incentive Agreement or by amendment thereto, including,
but not limited to, cash or, if the Stock Incentive Agreement provides, (i) by
delivery to the Company of a number of shares of Stock which have been
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owned by the holder for at least six (6) months prior to the date of exercise
having an aggregate Fair Market Value of not less than the product of the
Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares the Participant intends to
purchase upon exercise of the Option on the date of delivery; (ii) in a cashless
exercise through a broker; or (iii) by having a number of shares of Stock
withheld, the Fair Market Value of which as of the date of exercise is
sufficient to satisfy the Exercise Price. In its discretion, the Committee
also may authorize (at the time an Option is granted or thereafter) Company
financing to assist the Participant as to payment of the Exercise Price on such
terms as may be offered by the Committee in its discretion. Payment shall be
made at the time that the Option or any part thereof is exercised, and no shares
shall be issued or delivered upon exercise of an option until full payment has
been made by the Participant. The holder of an Option, as such, shall have none
of the rights of a stockholder.
(d) Conditions to the Exercise of an Option. Each Option granted
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under the Plan shall be exercisable by whom, at such time or times, or upon the
occurrence of such event or events, and in such amounts, as the Committee shall
specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement; provided, however, that subsequent to
the grant of an Option, the Committee, at any time before complete termination
of such Option, may accelerate the time or times at which such Option may be
exercised in whole or in part, including, without limitation, upon a Change in
Control and may permit the Participant or any other designated person to
exercise the Option, or any portion thereof, for all or part of the remaining
Option term notwithstanding any provision of the Stock Incentive Agreement to
the contrary.
(e) Termination of Incentive Stock Option. With respect to an
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Incentive Stock Option, in the event of the Termination of Service of a
Participant, the Option or portion thereof held by the Participant which is
unexercised shall expire, terminate, and become unexercisable no later than the
expiration of three (3) months after the date of Termination of Service;
provided, however, that in the case of a holder whose Termination of Service is
due to death or Disability, one (1) year shall be substituted for such three (3)
month period. For purposes of this Subsection (e), Termination of Service of
the Participant shall not be deemed to have occurred if the Participant is
employed by another corporation (or a parent or subsidiary corporation of such
other corporation) which has assumed the Incentive Stock Option of the
Participant in a transaction to which Code Section 424(a) is applicable.
(f) Special Provisions for Certain Substitute Options.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.2, any Option issued
in substitution for an option previously issued by another entity, which
substitution occurs in connection with a transaction to which Code Section
424(a) is applicable, may provide for an exercise price computed in accordance
with such Code Section and the regulations thereunder and may contain such other
terms and conditions as the Committee may prescribe to cause such substitute
Option to contain as nearly as possible the same terms and conditions (including
the applicable vesting and termination provisions) as those contained in the
previously issued option being replaced thereby.
3.3 Terms and Conditions of Stock Appreciation Rights. Each Stock
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Appreciation Right granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock
Incentive Agreement. A Stock Appreciation Right may be granted in connection
with all or any portion of a previously or contemporaneously
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granted Stock Incentive or not in connection with a Stock Incentive. A Stock
Appreciation Right shall entitle the Participant to receive the excess of (a)
the Fair Market Value of a specified or determinable number of shares of the
Stock at the time of payment or exercise over (b) a specified price (i) which,
in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with an Option,
shall be not less than the Exercise Price for that number of shares and (ii)
which, in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right that is granted to a
Participant who is then a Covered Employee, shall not be less than the Fair
Market Value of the Stock at the time of the award. A Stock Appreciation Right
granted in connection with a Stock Incentive may only be exercised to the extent
that the related Stock Incentive has not been exercised, paid or otherwise
settled. The exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection with
a Stock Incentive shall result in a pro rata surrender or cancellation of any
related Stock Incentive to the extent the Stock Appreciation Right has been
exercised.
(a) Settlement. Upon settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right, the
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Company shall pay to the Participant the appreciation in cash or shares of Stock
(valued at the aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of payment or exercise)
as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or, in the absence of such
provision, as the Committee may determine.
(b) Conditions to Exercise. Each Stock Appreciation Right granted
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under the Plan shall be exercisable or payable at such time or times, or upon
the occurrence of such event or events, and in such amounts, as the Committee
shall specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee, at any
time before complete termination of such Stock Appreciation Right, may
accelerate the time or times at which such Stock Appreciation Right may be
exercised or paid in whole or in part.
3.4 Terms and Conditions of Stock Awards. The number of shares of Stock
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subject to a Stock Award and restrictions or conditions on such shares, if any,
shall be as the Committee determines, and the certificate for such shares shall
bear evidence of any restrictions or conditions. Subsequent to the date of the
grant of the Stock Award, the Committee shall have the power to permit, in its
discretion, an acceleration of the expiration of an applicable restriction
period with respect to any part or all of the shares awarded to a Participant.
The Committee may require a cash payment from the Participant in an amount no
greater than the aggregate Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock awarded
determined at the date of grant in exchange for the grant of a Stock Award or
may grant a Stock Award without the requirement of a cash payment.
3.5 Terms and Conditions of Dividend Equivalent Rights. A Dividend
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Equivalent Right shall entitle the Participant to receive payments from the
Company in an amount determined by reference to any cash dividends paid on a
specified number of shares of Stock to Company stockholders of record during the
period such rights are effective. The Committee may impose such restrictions
and conditions on any Dividend Equivalent Right as the Committee in its
discretion shall determine, including the date any such right shall terminate
and may reserve the right to terminate, amend or suspend any such right at any
time.
(a) Payment. Payment in respect of a Dividend Equivalent Right may be
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made by the Company in cash or shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value on
the date of payment) as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or, in the
absence of such provision, as the Committee may determine.
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(b) Conditions to Payment. Each Dividend Equivalent Right granted
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under the Plan shall be payable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of
such event or events, and in such amounts, as the Committee shall specify in the
Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of a Dividend Equivalent Right, the Committee, at any
time before complete termination of such Dividend Equivalent Right, may
accelerate the time or times at which such Dividend Equivalent Right may be paid
in whole or in part.
3.6 Terms and Conditions of Performance Unit Awards. A Performance Unit
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Award shall entitle the Participant to receive, at a future date, payment of an
amount equal to all or a portion of the value of a number of units (stated in
terms of a designated dollar amount per unit) granted by the Committee, all as
the Committee shall specify in the Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive
Program. At the time of the grant, the Committee must determine the base value
of each unit, the number of units subject to a Performance Unit Award, the
performance factors applicable to the determination of the ultimate payment
value of the Performance Unit Award and the period over which Company
performance shall be measured. The Committee may provide for an alternate base
value for each unit under certain specified conditions.
(a) Payment. Payment in respect of Performance Unit Awards may be
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made by the Company in cash or shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value on
the date of payment) as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock
Incentive Program or, in the absence of such provision, as the Committee may
determine.
(b) Conditions to Payment. Each Performance Unit Award granted under
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the Plan shall be payable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such
event or events, and in such amounts, as the Committee shall specify in the
Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of a Performance Unit Award, the Committee, at any time
before complete termination of such Performance Unit Award, may accelerate the
time or times at which such Performance Unit Award may be paid in whole or in
part.
3.7 Terms and Conditions of Phantom Shares. Phantom Shares shall entitle
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the Participant to receive, at a future date, payment of an amount equal to all
or a portion of the Fair Market Value of a number of shares of Stock at the end
of a certain period, all as the Committee shall specify in the Stock Incentive
Agreement or Stock Incentive Program. At the time of the grant, the Committee
shall determine the factors which will govern the portion of the rights so
payable, including, at the discretion of the Committee, any performance criteria
that must be satisfied as a condition to payment.
(a) Payment. Payment in respect of Phantom Shares may be made by the
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Company in cash or shares of Stock (valued at Fair Market Value on the date of
payment) as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program
or, in the absence of such provision, as the Committee may determine.
(b) Conditions to Payment. Each Phantom Share granted under the Plan
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shall be payable at such time or times, or upon the occurrence of such event or
events, and in such amounts, as the Committee shall specify in the Stock
Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program; provided, however, that
subsequent to the grant of a Phantom Share, the Committee, at any time
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before complete termination of such Phantom Share, may accelerate the time or
times at which such Phantom Share may be paid in whole or in part.
3.8 Treatment of Awards Upon Termination of Service. Except as otherwise
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provided by Plan Section 3.2(e), any award under this Plan to a Participant who
suffers a Termination of Service may be cancelled, accelerated, paid or
continued, as provided in the Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive
Program or, in the absence of such provision, as the Committee may determine;
provided that, a Participant who continues in the service of Morrison Fresh
Cooking, Inc. or Morrison Health Care, Inc. immediately following a spin-off of
either such Subsidiary shall not be deemed to have incurred a Termination of
Service solely by reason of the spin-off. The portion of any award exercisable
in the event of continuation or the amount of any payment due under a continued
award may be adjusted by the Committee to reflect the Participant's period of
service from the date of grant through the date of the Participant's Termination
of Service or such other factors as the Committee determines are relevant to its
decision to continue the award.
SECTION 4 RESTRICTIONS ON STOCK
4.1 Escrow of Shares. Any certificates representing the shares of Stock
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issued under the Plan shall be issued in the Participant's name, but, if the
Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program so provides, the shares of
Stock shall be held by a custodian designated by the Committee (the
"Custodian"). Each applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive
Program providing for transfer of shares of Stock to the Custodian shall appoint
the Custodian as the attorney-in-fact for the Participant for the term specified
in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program, with
full power and authority in the Participant's name, place and stead to transfer,
assign and convey to the Company any shares of Stock held by the Custodian for
such Participant, if the Participant forfeits the shares under the terms of the
applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program. During the
period that the Custodian holds the shares subject to this Section, the
Participant shall be entitled to all rights, except as provided in the
applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program, applicable to
shares of Stock not so held. Any dividends declared on shares of Stock held by
the Custodian shall, as the Committee may provide in the applicable Stock
Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program, be paid directly to the
Participant or, in the alternative, be retained by the Custodian until the
expiration of the term specified in the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or
Stock Incentive Program and shall then be delivered, together with any proceeds,
with the shares of Stock to the Participant or to the Company, as applicable.
4.2 Forfeiture of Shares. Notwithstanding any vesting schedule set forth
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in any Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program, in the event that
the Participant violates a noncompetition agreement as set forth in the Stock
Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program, all Stock Incentives and shares
of Stock issued to the holder pursuant to the Plan shall be forfeited; provided,
however, that the Company shall return to the holder the lesser of any
consideration paid by the Participant in exchange for Stock issued to the
Participant pursuant to the Plan or the then Fair Market Value of the Stock
forfeited hereunder.
4.3 Restrictions on Transfer. The Participant shall not have the right to
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make or permit to exist any Disposition of the shares of Stock issued pursuant
to the Plan except as provided in the Plan or the applicable Stock Incentive
Agreement or Stock Incentive Program. Any Disposition of
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the shares of Stock issued under the Plan by the Participant not made in
accordance with the Plan or the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock
Incentive Program shall be void. The Company shall not recognize, or have the
duty to recognize, any Disposition not made in accordance with the Plan and the
applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program, and the shares
so transferred shall continue to be bound by the Plan and the applicable Stock
Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program.
SECTION 5 GENERAL PROVISIONS
5.1 Withholding. The Company shall deduct from all cash distributions
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under the Plan any taxes required to be withheld by federal, state or local
government. Whenever the Company proposes or is required to issue or transfer
shares of Stock under the Plan or upon the vesting of any Stock Award, the
Company shall have the right to require the recipient to remit to the Company an
amount sufficient to satisfy any federal, state and local withholding tax
requirements prior to the delivery of any certificate or certificates for such
shares or the vesting of such Stock Award. A Participant may pay the
withholding tax in cash, or, if the applicable Stock Incentive Agreement or
Stock Incentive Program provides, a Participant may elect to have the number of
shares of Stock he is to receive reduced by, or with respect to a Stock Award,
tender back to the Company, the smallest number of whole shares of Stock which,
when multiplied by the Fair Market Value of the shares of Stock determined as of
the Tax Date (defined below), is sufficient to satisfy federal, state and local,
if any, withholding taxes arising from exercise or payment of a Stock Incentive
(a "Withholding Election"). A Participant may make a Withholding Election only
if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The Withholding Election must be made on or prior to the date on
which the amount of tax required to be withheld is determined (the "Tax Date")
by executing and delivering to the Company a properly completed notice of
Withholding Election as prescribed by the Committee; and
(b) Any Withholding Election made will be irrevocable; however, the
Committee may in its sole discretion disapprove and give no effect to the
Withholding Election.
5.2 Changes in Capitalization; Merger; Liquidation.
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(a) The number of shares of Stock reserved for the grant of Options,
Dividend Equivalent Rights, Performance Unit Awards, Phantom Shares, Stock
Appreciation Rights and Stock Awards; the number of shares of Stock reserved for
issuance upon the exercise or payment, as applicable, of each outstanding
Option, Dividend Equivalent Right, Performance Unit Award, Phantom Share and
Stock Appreciation Right and upon vesting or grant, as applicable, of each Stock
Award; the Exercise Price of each outstanding Option and the specified number of
shares of Stock to which each outstanding Dividend Equivalent Right, Phantom
Share and Stock Appreciation Right pertains shall be proportionately adjusted
for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Stock resulting
from a subdivision or combination of shares or the payment of an ordinary stock
dividend in shares of Stock to holders of outstanding shares of Stock or any
other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Stock outstanding effected
without receipt of consideration by the Company.
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(b) In the event of any merger, consolidation, extraordinary dividend
(including a spin-off), reorganization or other change in the corporate
structure of the Company or its Stock or tender offer for shares of Stock, the
Committee, in its sole discretion, may make such adjustments with respect to
awards and take such other action as it deems necessary or appropriate to
reflect or in anticipation of such merger, consolidation, extraordinary
dividend, reorganization, other change in corporate structure or tender offer,
including, without limitation, the substitution of new awards, the termination
or adjustment of outstanding awards, the acceleration of awards or the removal
of restrictions on outstanding awards. Any adjustment pursuant to this Section
5.2 may provide, in the Committee's discretion, for the elimination without
payment therefor of any fractional shares that might otherwise become subject to
any Stock Incentive.
(c) The existence of the Plan and the Stock Incentives granted
pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the
Company to make or authorize any adjustment, reclassification, reorganization or
other change in its capital or business structure, any merger or consolidation
of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities having preferences or
priorities as to the Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation
of the Company, any sale or transfer of all or any part of its business or
assets, or any other corporate act or proceeding.
5.3 Cash Awards. The Committee may, at any time and in its discretion,
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grant to any holder of a Stock Incentive the right to receive, at such times and
in such amounts as determined by the Committee in its discretion, a cash amount
which is intended to reimburse such person for all or a portion of the federal,
state and local income taxes imposed upon such person as a consequence of the
receipt of the Stock Incentive or the exercise of rights thereunder.
5.4 Compliance with Code. All Incentive Stock Options to be granted
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hereunder are intended to comply with Code Section 422, and all provisions of
the Plan and all Incentive Stock Options granted hereunder shall be construed in
such manner as to effectuate that intent.
5.5 Right to Terminate Service. Nothing in the Plan or in any Stock
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Incentive Agreement or Stock Incentive Program shall confer upon any Participant
the right to continue as an employee, officer or director of the Company or any
of its affiliates or affect the right of the Company or any of its affiliates to
terminate the Participant's service at any time.
5.6 Restrictions on Delivery and Sale of Shares; Legends. Each Stock
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Incentive is subject to the condition that if at any time the Committee, in its
discretion, shall determine that the listing, registration or qualification of
the shares covered by such Stock Incentive upon any securities exchange or under
any state or federal law is necessary or desirable as a condition of or in
connection with the granting of such Stock Incentive or the purchase or delivery
of shares thereunder, the delivery of any or all shares pursuant to such Stock
Incentive may be withheld unless and until such listing, registration or
qualification shall have been effected. If a registration statement is not in
effect under the Securities Act of 1933 or any applicable state securities laws
with respect to the shares of Stock purchasable or otherwise deliverable under
Stock Incentives then outstanding, the Committee may require, as a condition of
exercise of any Option or as a condition to any other delivery of Stock pursuant
to a Stock Incentive, that the Participant or other recipient of a Stock
Incentive represent, in writing, that the shares received pursuant to the Stock
Incentive are being acquired for investment and not with a view to distribution
and agree that the shares will not be disposed of except pursuant to an
effective registration statement, unless the Company shall
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have received an opinion of counsel that such disposition is exempt from such
requirement under the Securities Act of 1933 and any applicable state securities
laws. The Company may include on certificates representing shares delivered
pursuant to a Stock Incentive such legends referring to the foregoing
representations or restrictions or any other applicable restrictions on resale
as the Company, in its discretion, shall deem appropriate.
5.7 Non-alienation of Benefits. Other than as specifically provided with
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regard to the death of a Participant, no benefit under the Plan shall be subject
in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge,
encumbrance or charge; and any attempt to do so shall be void. No such benefit
shall, prior to receipt by the Participant, be in any manner liable for or
subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the
Participant.
5.8 Termination and Amendment of the Plan. The Board of Directors at any
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time may amend or terminate the Plan without stockholder approval; provided,
however, that the Board of Directors may condition any amendment on the approval
of stockholders of the Company if such approval is necessary or advisable with
respect to tax, securities or other applicable laws. No such termination or
amendment without the consent of the holder of a Stock Incentive shall adversely
affect the rights of the Participant under such Stock Incentive.
5.9 Stockholder Approval. The Plan, as amended and restated, shall be
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submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their approval within twelve
(12) months before or after its adoption by the Board of Directors. If such
approval is not obtained, any Stock Incentive granted under the Plan as amended
and restated shall be void.
5.10 Choice of Law. The laws of the State of Georgia shall govern the
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Plan, to the extent not preempted by federal law.
5.11 Effective Date of Plan. The Plan, as amended and restated, shall
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become effective upon the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the
Company.
MORRISON RESTAURANTS INC.
By: /s/ J. Russell Mothershed
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Title: Senior Vice President-Finance
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Attest:
/s/ Pfilip G. Hunt
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Secretary
[CORPORATE SEAL]
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
RUBY TUESDAY, INC. 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT is made as of this 26th day of June, 1996, by Ruby
Tuesday, Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Georgia (hereinafter called the "Company").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Company maintains the Ruby Tuesday, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive
Plan under an amended and restated indenture which was adopted as of March 6,
1996 (the "Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to reflect increases in the
number of shares authorized for issuance thereunder and to increase the limit on
the number of shares that may be the subject of awards granted to certain
executives during any single fiscal year of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has duly approved and
authorized these amendments to the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company does hereby amend the Plan as follows:
1. By deleting, effective March 26, 1996, the first sentence of Section 2.2 in
its entirety and by substituting therefor the following:
"Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 5.2, 1,250,000 shares of
Stock (the `Maximum Plan Shares') are hereby reserved exclusively for
issuance pursuant to Stock Incentives."
2. By deleting, effective March 26, 1996, the number "100,000" where it
appears in the last sentence of Section 2.4 and by substituting therefor the
number "250,000".
3. Except as specifically amended hereby, the Plan shall remain in full force
and effect as prior to the adoption of this First Amendment.
4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the adoption of this First Amendment is
subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company and in the event that
the stockholders of the Company fail to approve such adoption within twelve
months of March 26, 1996, the adoption of this First Amendment shall be null and
void.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this First Amendment to be
executed on the day and year first above written.
RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
By: _________________________________
Title: _________________________________
ATTEST:
By: _________________________________
Title: _________________________________
(CORPORATE SEAL)
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RUBY TUESDAY, INC.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement, each dated August 23, 1996, and does hereby
appoint Samuel E. Beall, III and J. Russell Mothershed, and either of them,
with full power of substitution, as proxy or proxies of the undersigned to
represent the undersigned and to vote all shares of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. Common
Stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if personally present at
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., to be held at the
Renaissance Atlanta Hotel-Concourse, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta,
Georgia 30354 at 10:30 a.m., local time, on September 30, 1996, and at any
adjournment(s) thereof:
1. To elect two Class I Directors for a term of three years.
Arthur R. Outlaw and Dr. Benjamin F. Payton
[_] FOR all nominees above [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
(except as marked to the to vote for ALL nominees
contrary above) listed above
INSTRUCTION: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, MARK THE FIRST
BOX ABOVE AND LINE THROUGH THAT NOMINEE'S NAME AS IT APPEARS ABOVE.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED
ABOVE.
2. To approve amendments to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan to increase
the number of shares available for issuance by 250,000 shares and to
increase the limit on the number of shares that may be subject to awards
granted to certain employees during any fiscal year from 100,000 to 250,000.
[_] FOR the amendment [_] AGAINST the amendment [_] ABSTAIN
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
3. In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before this meeting.
(CONTINUED ON OTHER SIDE)
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, IT
WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL DIRECTOR NOMINEES LISTED ABOVE AND FOR THE APPROVAL OF
THE AMENDMENTS TO THE 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN.
PROXY NUMBER NUMBER OF
SHARES
Dated , 1996.
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Signature
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Signature, if held jointly
Please sign exactly as your
name(s) appear hereon. If shares
are held jointly, each shareholder
named should sign. When signing as
attorney, executor, administrator,
trustee or guardian, give your
full title as such. If the
signatory is a corporation, sign
the full corporate name by a duly
authorized officer.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND
RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY USING
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
