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Old National Bancorp
420 Main Street
Evansville, Indiana 47708
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
March 11, 1996
Dear Shareholder:
On behalf of the Board of Directors and management of Old National Bancorp, I
would like to invite you to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on
Thursday, April 18, 1996, at 10:30 a.m., Evansville time, in the Vanderburgh
Auditorium, 715 Locust Street, Evansville, Indiana. The Notice of the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement and Proxy are enclosed and should be
read closely in conjunction with the Annual Report which is also enclosed.
The Proxy Statement contains information relating to the actions to be taken
at the meeting. It also contains information concerning events which occurred
during the past year. We urge you to review the Proxy Statement in its entirety
in order that you may be fully informed about the proposals which the Board of
Directors will present for consideration at the meeting.
We hope you will be able to attend this meeting in person but, in any event,
it is important that your shares be voted at the meeting in accordance with your
preference. Please complete and sign the Proxy and return it in the enclosed
envelope at your earliest convenience. If you find it possible to attend the
meeting and wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your Proxy at that time.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
JOHN N. ROYSE
Chairman of the Board
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OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
420 MAIN STREET
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47708
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS:
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of OLD NATIONAL
BANCORP (the "Company") will be held on Thursday, April 18, 1996 at 10:30 a.m.,
Evansville time, in the Vanderburgh Auditorium, 715 Locust Street, Evansville,
Indiana.
The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Election of a Board of Directors consisting of 16
Directors to serve for the ensuing year.
2. INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES. Approval of Amendment to Article V of the
Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares
of common stock of the Company from 30,000,000 to 50,000,000.
3. SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. Approval of the appointment
of Arthur Andersen LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, as Independent Public
Accounts for the Company and its affiliates for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 1996.
4. OTHER BUSINESS. Such other matters as may properly come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record at the close of business on February 9, 1996, are
entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Jeffrey L. Knight
Secretary
March 11, 1996
IMPORTANT
PLEASE MAIL YOUR PROXY PROMPTLY. IN ORDER THAT THERE MAY BE PROPER
REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING, YOU ARE URGED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN
THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND
THE MEETING. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
420 MAIN STREET
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47708
PROXY STATEMENT
This Proxy Statement is furnished to the Shareholders of Old National Bancorp
(the "Company") in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors of
Proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on
Thursday, April 18, 1996 at 10:30 a.m., Evansville time, in the Vanderburgh
Auditorium, 715 Locust Street, Evansville, Indiana, and at any and all
adjournments of such meeting. A Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
form of Proxy accompany this Proxy Statement.
Any Shareholder giving a Proxy has the right to revoke it in person at the
meeting or by a written notice delivered to the Secretary of the Company, P.O.
Box 718, Evansville, Indiana 47705-0718, at any time before such Proxy is
exercised. All Proxies will be voted in accordance with the directions of the
Shareholder giving such Proxy. To the extent no directions are given, Proxies
will be voted "FOR" the election of the persons named as nominees in the Proxy
Statement as Directors of the Company, "FOR" approval of the amendment to the
Company's Articles of Incorporation discussed herein and "FOR" the approval of
the appointment of Arthur Andersen, LLP, as independent public accountants for
the Company and its affiliates. With respect to such other matters that may come
before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the Proxy
to vote in accordance with their best judgment.
The complete mailing address of the principal executive offices of the Company
is Old National Bancorp, P.O. Box 718, Evansville, Indiana 47705-0718. The
approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and form of Proxy for the 1996
Annual Meeting of Shareholders are first being sent or given to Shareholders is
March 11, 1996.
VOTING SECURITIES
Only the Shareholders of the Company of record at the close of business on
February 9, 1996, will be eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any
adjournment thereof.
The voting securities of the Company entitled to be voted at the meeting
consist only of common stock, without par value, of which 24,924,037 shares were
issued and outstanding on the record date of February 9, 1996. All references
to shares of common stock of the Company in this Proxy Statement have been
adjusted to include the shares issued on February 20, 1996 in connection with
the Company's 5% stock dividend. The Company has no other class of stock that
is outstanding. Each Shareholder of record on the record date will be entitled
to one vote for each share of common stock registered in the Shareholder's name.
The Company's three trust company subsidiaries held 3,599,159 shares of the
Company's common stock in regular, nominee or street name accounts on February
9, 1996, consisting of 14.40% of the Company's outstanding shares. Beneficial
ownership of shares so held is disclaimed by the Company. These shares are voted
by the respective trust companies in accordance with directions received from
the beneficial owners. To the knowledge of management, as of the record date no
Shareholder or affiliated group of Shareholders owns of record or beneficially
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.
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ITEM 1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The first item to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be
the election of 16 Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company. Each of
the persons elected will serve a term of office for one year or until the
election and qualification of his or her successor.
If any Director nominee named in this Proxy Statement shall become unable or
decline to serve (an event which the Board of Directors does not anticipate),
the persons named as Proxies will have discretionary authority to vote for a
substitute nominee named by the Board of Directors if the Board determines to
fill such nominee's position. Unless authorization is withheld, the enclosed
Proxy will be voted "FOR" the election as Directors of all of the nominees
listed in this Proxy Statement.
Except for certain covenants made by the Company in connection with a previous
merger, under which Messrs. Lucien H. Meis and John N. Royse have been selected
to serve, there are no arrangements or understandings between any of the
Directors, Executive Officers and any other persons according to which any of
the Company's Directors or Executive Officers have been selected.
Pages three through six contain the following information regarding each
Director nominee of the Company: name; principal occupation or business
experience for the last five years (for principal occupation for the last five
years of Directors who are also Executive Officers, see page five); age; the
year in which the nominee first became a Director of the Company; the number of
shares of common stock of the Company beneficially owned by the nominee as of
February 9, 1996; and the percentage of outstanding shares owned as of February
9, 1996. The number of shares of common stock of the Company shown as being
beneficially owned by each Director nominee includes those over which he or she
has either sole or shared voting or investment power.
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[Picture of David L. Barning]
DAVID L. BARNING
. INVESTOR
. Age 62
. Director since 1982
. 130,100 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .52% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Richard J. Bond]
RICHARD J. BOND
. CHAIRMAN, SECURITY BANK & TRUST CO. (VINCENNES)
. Age 62
. Director since 1989
. 65,525 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .26% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Alan W. Braun]
ALAN W. BRAUN
. PRESIDENT, INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC.
(Construction)
. Age 51
. Director since 1988
. 26,633 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .11% of outstanding shares
[Picture of John J. Daus, Jr.]
JOHN J. DAUS, JR.
. CHAIRMAN & CEO, ANCHOR INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Manufacturer of Canvas & Vinyl Products)
. Age 68
. Director since 1982
. 73,780 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .30% of outstanding shares
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[Picture of Wayne D. Davidson]
WAYNE A. DAVIDSON
. CONSULTANT AND FORMER
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BRISTOL-
MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
. Age 64
. Director since 1993
. 18,278 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .07% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Larry E. Dunigan]
LARRY E. DUNIGAN
. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
HOLIDAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY
(Health Care & Long Distance
Communication Services)
. Age 53
. Director since 1982
. 103,338 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .41% of outstanding shares
[Picture of David E. Eckerle]
DAVID E. ECKERLE
. PRESIDENT & CEO,
DUBOIS COUNTY BANK (JASPER)
. Age 52
. Director since 1993
. 81,572 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .33% of outstanding shares
* Includes options to purchase 40,250
shares of the Company's Common Stock
[Picture of Thomas B. Florida]
THOMAS B. FLORIDA
. PRESIDENT, D&K INVESTMENT CO., INC.
(Real Estate Investments)
. Age 67
. Director since 1989
. 15,238 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .06% of outstanding shares
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[Picture of Phelps L. Lambert]
PHELPS L. LAMBERT
. MANAGING PARTNER, BUSH AND
LAMBERT (INVESTMENTS)
. Age 48
. Director since 1990
. 104,986 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .42% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Ronald B. Lankford]
RONALD B. LANKFORD
. PRESIDENT & COO
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
. Age 62
. Director since 1994
. 5,707 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .02% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Lucien H. Meis]
LUCIEN H. MEIS
. PRESIDENT, MEIS VENTURES, INC.
(Financial Investments)
. Age 61
. Director since 1985
. 42,749 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .18% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Louis L. Mervis]
LOUIS L. MERVIS
. PRESIDENT, MERVIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
. Age 61
. Nominated for initial term
. 604 shares beneficially owned
. Owns less than .01% of outstanding shares
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[Picture of Dan W. Mitchell]
DAN W. MITCHELL
. CHAIRMAN EMERITUS, OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
. Age 68
. Director since 1982
. 80,458 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .32% of outstanding shares
[Picture of John N. Royse]
JOHN N. ROYSE
. CHAIRMAN & CEO, OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
CHAIRMAN, MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK
(TERRE HAUTE)
. Age 62
. Director since 1985
. 159,583 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .64% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Marjorie Z. Soyugenc]
MARJORIE Z. SOYUGENC
. PRESIDENT & CEO
WELBORN BAPTIST HOSPITAL
. Age 55
. Director since 1993
. 3,234 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .01% of outstanding shares
[Picture of Charles D. Storms]
CHARLES D. STORMS
. PRESIDENT & CEO, RED SPOT
PAINT & VARNISH CO., INC.
(Manufacturer of Industrial Coatings)
. Age 52
. Director since 1988
. 23,353 shares beneficially owned
. Owns .09% of outstanding shares
The 22 Directors and Officers as a group beneficially
own 982,162 shares or 3.94% of the outstanding shares,
including the shares issued on February 20, 1996 in
connection with the Company's 5% stock dividend.
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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
The Executive Officers of the Company are listed in the table below. Each
officer serves a term of office of one year or until the election and
qualification of his successor.
Name Age Office and Business Experience
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John N. Royse 62 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) since January 1, 1995, Director since 1985,
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) from
1991 to 1994, Executive Vice President from 1990 to
1991, and Senior Vice President of the Company from
1985 to 1990. Chairman since 1987, Director since
1970, and President and Chief Executive Officer
from 1979 to 1987 of Merchants National Bank (Terre
Haute).
Ronald B. Lankford 62 President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) since
January 1, 1995, Director since 1994, Executive
Vice President from 1993 to 1994, and Senior Vice
President of the Company from 1991 to 1993.
President and Chief Executive Officer of Security
Bank and Trust Company (Vincennes) from 1990 to
1991. Senior Vice President of Old National Bank
(Evansville) from 1981 to 1989.
C. Morris Coffman 62 Executive Vice President since 1991 and Vice
President of the Company from 1989 to 1991.
Chairman since 1987, Chief Executive Officer since
1974, and President from 1974 to 1987 of Farmers
Bank and Trust Company (Madisonville).
William R. Britt 48 Senior Vice President and Northern Regional
Executive since 1995. Chairman since 1990,
President from 1990 to 1995 of Palmer-American
National Bank (Danville, IL).
Thomas F. Clayton 50 Senior Vice President of the Company since 1991.
President of Farmers Bank and Trust Company
(Madisonville) from 1987 to 1991.
Steve H. Parker 45 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since 1990 and Vice President-Finance of the
Company from 1985 to 1990.
James A. Risinger 47 Senior Vice President of the Company since 1993.
chairman since 1993, Chief Executive Officer since
1992, President from 1991 to 1993 and Executive
Vice President of Old National Bank (Evansville)
from 1988 to 1991.
Jeffrey L. Knight 36 Corporate Secretary since 1994, and General Counsel
of the Company since 1993; previously, General
Manager, Pacific Press and Shear, Inc. (Mt. Carmel,
IL)
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COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The standing committees of the Board of Directors include an Executive
Committee, an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating Committee,
and a Personnel Committee.
When the Board is not in session, the Executive Committee has all of the
power and authority of the Board except under certain circumstances. The members
of the Executive Committee are John N. Royse (Chairman), Alan W. Braun, John J.
Daus, Jr., Wayne A. Davidson, Larry E. Dunigan, Ronald B. Lankford (Vice
Chairman), Dan W. Mitchell (Chairman Emeritus), and Edward T. Turner, Jr. (two
other Directors rotate quarterly). The Executive Committee held seven meetings
during 1995.
The principal duties of the Audit Committee are to nominate the Independent
Public Accountants for appointment by the full Board of Directors; to meet with
the Independent Public Accountants to review and approve the scope of their
audit engagement and the fees related to such work and to monitor the
accounting, auditing and financial reporting practices of the Company and its
subsidiaries. The members of the Audit Committee are Larry E. Dunigan
(Chairman), David L. Barning, Alan W. Braun, Phelps L. Lambert, and Edward T.
Turner, Jr. The Audit Committee held four meetings during 1995. At the end of
each meeting the members have the opportunity to meet privately with the
Company's Independent Public Accountants with no officers or other personnel of
the Company present.
The principal duties of the Compensation Committee are to review corporate
organizational structures; to review key employee compensation policies, plans
and programs; to monitor performance and establish compensation of officers of
the Company and other key employees; to prepare recommendations and periodic
reports to the Board concerning such matters; and to function as the Committee
administering the Company's Restricted Stock Plan. The members of the
Compensation Committee are Charles D. Storms (Chairman), John J. Daus, Jr.,
Larry E. Dunigan, Thomas B. Florida, and Lucien H. Meis, none of whom is an
officer or employee of the Company or any affiliate. The Compensation Committee
met three times during 1995.
The function of the Nominating Committee is to seek out, evaluate and
recommend to the Board qualified nominees for election as directors of the
Company, and to consider other matters pertaining to the size and composition of
the Board. The members of the Nominating Committee are John J. Daus, Jr.
(Chairman), David L. Barning, Larry E. Dunigan, Thomas B. Florida, and Charles
D. Storms. The Nominating Committee met two times in 1995. The Nominating
Committee will review suggestions of shareholders regarding nominees for
election as directors. All such suggestions of shareholders must be submitted in
writing to the Nominating Committee at the Company's principal executive offices
not less than 120 days in advance of the date of the annual or special meeting
of shareholders at which directors shall be elected. All written suggestions of
shareholders must set forth (i) the name and address of the shareholder making
the suggestion, (ii) the number and class of shares owned by such shareholder,
(iii) the name, address and age of the nominee for election as director, (iv)
the nominee's principal occupation during the five years preceding the date of
suggestion, (v) all other information concerning the nominee as would be
required to be included in the proxy statement used to solicit proxies for the
election of the nominee, and (vi) such other information as the Nominating
Committee may reasonably request. A consent of the nominee to serve as a
director of the Company, if elected, must also be included with the written
suggestion.
The Company's By-Laws provide that only the Board of Directors can nominate
persons to serve as Directors based upon the recommendation of the Nominating
Committee. Shareholders may not directly nominate persons to serve as Directors
but are entitled to make suggestions as to nominees to the Nominating Committee.
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MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DIRECTOR FEES
The Board of Directors of the Company held five meetings during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1995. All incumbent Directors attended 75% or more of
the aggregate of the 1995 meetings of the Board and of the Board Committees to
which they were appointed.
All Directors of the Company received an annual retainer of $5,000 for
serving as Directors. Directors not otherwise employed by the Company also
received $600 for each Board of Directors meeting attended and $500 for each
committee meeting attended. Directors serving as a Committee Chairman received
an additional annual retainer of $1,500.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
The following discussion provides information relative to certain executive
compensation matters of the Company.
REPORT OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, composed of five non-
employee directors, is responsible for establishing the base salary of the
Company's Executive Officers and for setting and administering the terms and
policies for the other components of the compensation of the Company's Executive
Officers. An independent compensation consultant, Hay Group, Inc., has been
retained by the Company since 1982 to advise the Compensation Committee on all
compensation matters.
COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES
The Committee believes the most effective executive compensation program is
one which provides incentives to achieve both current and longer-term strategic
management goals of the Company, with the ultimate objective of enhancing
shareholder value. In this regard, the Committee believes executive compensation
should be comprised of cash and equity-based programs which reward performance
not only as measured against the Company's specific annual and long-term goals,
but also which recognize the Company operates in a competitive environment and
that performance should be evaluated as compared to industry peers. With respect
to equity-based compensation, an integral part of the Company's compensation
program is the Restricted Stock Plan, which encourages the ownership and
retention of the Company's Common Stock by key employees. This assures that
employees have a meaningful stake in the Company, the ultimate value of which is
dependent on the Company's continued long-term success, and that the interests
of employees are thereby aligned with those of the Shareholders.
The Company's executive compensation program is structured to help the Company
achieve its business objectives by:
. setting levels of compensation designed to attract and hold superior
executives in a highly competitive environment;
. providing incentive compensation that varies directly with both Company
financial performance and individual contribution to that performance;
. linking compensation to elements which affect short and long term stock
performance.
SALARIES AND INCENTIVE PLANS
The Compensation Committee establishes the salaries of the Chairman and CEO
and the President and COO. The base salaries of the Company's next three
highest paid senior executive officers are determined by the Compensation
Committee with recommendations from the Chairman and President. The same
principles are applied in setting the salaries of all officers, including the
Chairman, and all administrative employees to ensure that salaries are fairly
and competitively established. Salaries are determined for each executive
position based upon survey data which is obtained from the Company's peer group
and from the Hay Group, Inc., the Company's independent compensation
consultant. The Company's peer group consists of reasonably comparable regional
bank holding companies. The Company uses the Hay Job Evaluation System to
measure each position against the knowledge and problem-solving ability
required to satisfactorily fulfill the position's assigned duties and
responsibilities, its accountability and impact on the operations and
profitability of the Company.
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From survey data, salary ranges are established each year for the Chairman
and CEO and all other executive positions within the organization. These ranges
are designed so that fully competent performance will result in base salary
compensation approximating the average base salaries paid to comparable
positions across a broad spectrum of comparable companies. Within these
established ranges, actual base salary determinations are made periodically in
accordance with the guidelines of the Company's established performance review
system. In 1995, the base salaries awarded to the executive officers as a group
and the Chairman and CEO approximated the average base salaries paid to
executives in comparable positions in the Company's peer group. Continuous
outstanding performance over an extended period of time could result in a salary
at the top end of the established range whereas undistinguished performance
results in compensation at the lower end of the range.
DISCUSSION OF 1995 COMPENSATION FOR THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
Annually, the Compensation Committee receives an analysis from the
Company's Human Resources Department on all aspects of the Chairman and CEO's
remuneration, including base salary, incentive opportunity, applicable benefits
and perquisites, and their relationship to the comparative survey data. When
appropriate, the Compensation Committee conducts a base salary review. The
Committee considers the remuneration analysis in conjunction with the Company's
overall performance as measured by total shareholder return, adherence to the
Company's strategic plan, the development of sound management practices and the
succession of skilled personnel. These factors were considered by the Committee
in evaluating an increase in the Chairman and CEO's base salary in 1995.
RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS
Restricted stock awards are determined by the Compensation Committee of the
Company. In 1995, 17,010 shares of common stock of the Company were earned by
all employees of the Company and its affiliates under the Restricted Stock
Plan, including 4,883 which were earned by the five most highly compensated
executives. Shares of Restricted Stock already held by the executive officers
as a group and the Chairman and CEO were not considered by the Committee in its
1995 award determination. The amount of restricted stock awarded on an annual
basis is based upon the Company's actual return on equity performance for the
fiscal year compared to the goal established at the beginning of the fiscal
year. In 1995, the goal established by the Company was exceeded.
Each participant is granted an award opportunity, within a targeted range
expressed as a percentage of salary, based on the executive's position in the
organization, scope of responsibilities and expected contributions. Each fiscal
year the Company establishes threshold (minimum), target and maximum
achievement levels under the Restricted Stock Plan. If threshold performance is
not achieved, there is no award from the plan for that period, and if
performance falls below targeted levels, unvested shares can be fully or
partially forfeited. If performance exceeds the threshold, actual awards to
participants will vary in line with the performance achieved against the annual
goals. In 1995, the Chairman and CEO earned 100% of the Restricted Stock
available to be awarded to him since the Company exceeded its return on equity
target established by the Compensation Committee.
SUMMARY
In establishing executive compensation programs in the future, the
Compensation Committee will continue to focus not only on total shareholder
return but also on specific corporate goals designed to promote the overall
financial success of the Company, such as earnings per share and affiliate bank
performance which are expected to improve the return on shareholders' equity.
In 1995, the Compensation Committee consisted of the following directors:
Charles D. Storms, Chairman
John J. Daus, Jr.
Larry E. Dunigan
Thomas B. Florida
Lucien H. Meis
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
SUMMARY OF CASH AND CERTAIN OTHER COMPENSATION
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND OTHER INFORMATION
SUMMARY OF CASH AND CERTAIN OTHER COMPENSATION
The following table shows, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1995, 1994,
and 1993, the cash compensation paid by the Company and its affiliates, as well
as certain other compensation paid or accrued for those years, to the Chief
Executive Officer and each of the four most highly compensated executive
officers of the Company in all capacities in which they served.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE Long Term
Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards Payouts
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(a) (b) (c) (d)
Name Restricted
and Stock
Principal Award(s) LTIP All Other
Position Year Salary Earned Payouts Compensation
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John N. Royse 1995 $292,006 $43,001 $32,596 $26,281
Chairman and CEO 1994 212,000 45,627 41,543 19,089
1993 196,500 38,063 36,256 17,874
Ronald B. Lankford 1995 222,554 34,388 23,908 20,030
President and COO 1994 163,567 36,488 31,828 14,790
1993 146,600 26,644 20,864 11,960
Thomas F. Clayton 1995 152,011 27,510 22,136 13,141
Senior Vice President 1994 142,000 29,190 14,355 11,778
1993 132,000 26,644 6,464 11,349
Steve H. Parker 1995 165,313 27,510 34,055 14,176
Senior Vice President 1994 155,300 29,190 31,828 11,862
1993 145,300 30,450 26,208 11,050
James A. Risinger 1995 179,006 27,510 29,016 16,111
Senior Vice President 1994 168,000 29,190 28,384 15,129
1993 157,200 42,630 14,912 13,790
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(a) Salary reflects base compensation and income recognized in the form of
Director fees paid by the Company or its affiliate banks during the
indicated calendar years.
(b) Restricted Shares are earned each year based on the achievement of return
on equity targets. The value of shares earned for 1995 are subject to a
four year vesting period. The number and value of the total restricted
shares, earned but not vested as of December 31, 1995, of the persons named
are as follows:
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John N. Royse - 1,963 shares, $64,288; Ronald B. Lankford - 1,541 shares,
$50,468; Thomas F. Clayton - 1,273 shares, $41,691; Steve H. Parker - 1,302
shares, $42,641; and James A. Risinger - 1,628 shares, $53,317. Dividends
are paid only on vested shares.
(c) Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) payouts represents the value of restricted
shares that vested on February 1, 1995.
(d) All other Compensation includes the following for Messrs. Royse, Lankford,
Clayton, Parker, and Risinger for 1995: (i) Company contribution to the
Profit Sharing Plan of $13,500, $13,500, $13,141, $13,500 and $13,500 for
each executive, respectively; and (ii) Company contribution to the
Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan of $12,781, $6,530, $0, $676, and
$2,611, respectively.
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RETIREMENT PLAN
The Old National Bancorp Employees' Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plan")
is a qualified, defined benefit, non-contributory pension plan covering
substantially all employees of the Company and its affiliates with one or more
years of service with the Company or its affiliates, and with credited service
accruing from the date of employment provided the employee has not less than
1,000 hours of service (as defined in the plan) during such period.
The Retirement Plan provides for fixed benefits upon attainment of age 65.
As a normal form of benefit, each eligible employee is entitled to receive a
monthly pension for the participant's life based on length of service and
average base compensation (excluding bonuses and overtime) during the highest
paid five consecutive years of service. The standard retirement benefit for
married participants is payable in the form of a joint and survivor annuity in
an amount actuarially equivalent to the normal form of benefit. Participants
may also elect to receive a single sum settlement upon retirement instead of an
annuity. The formula for determining the amount of monthly pension is average
compensation multiplied by 1.45% for the first ten years of service, 1.65% for
the next ten years of service, and 1.95% for the next fifteen years of service,
less an amount related to Social Security earnings.
The amount of annual contribution attributable to specific individuals
cannot be determined in a meaningful manner. The following table shows the
estimated annual pensions payable to eligible employees upon retirement at age
65. The amounts shown do not make provisions for the reduction related to
Social Security earnings or for the survivor benefit features of the Retirement
Plan, the application of which would reduce the pensions payable.
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PENSION PLAN TABLE
Final Average
Salary Years of Service
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5 10 15 20 25 30 35 & Over
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$100,000 $ 7,250 $14,500 $22,750 $ 31,000 $ 40,750 $ 50,500 $ 60,250
150,000 10,875 21,750 34,125 46,500 61,125 75,750 90,375
200,000(1) 14,500 29,000 45,500 62,000 81,500 101,000 120,500(1)
250,000(1) 18,125 36,250 56,875 77,500 101,875 126,250(1) 150,625(1)
300,000(1) 21,750 43,500 68,250 93,000 122,250(1) 151,500(1) 180,750(1)
350,000(1) 25,375 50,750 79,625 108,500 142,625(1) 176,750(1) 210,875(1)
400,000(1) 29,000 58,000 91,000 124,000 163,000(1) 202,000(1) 241,000(1)
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(1) The law in effect at December 31, 1995, prohibited the distribution of
benefits from the Retirement Plan in excess of $120,000 per year expressed as a
straight life annuity. It also prohibited compensation in excess of $150,000 to
be used in the computation of the retirement benefit. Both amounts are indexed
for inflation.
Officers and other employees who are on the administrative payroll are
covered by the Retirement Plan only for base salary. 1995 base salary figures
of the Chairman and CEO and the next four most highly compensated Executive
Officers of the Company are set forth in column (a) in the Summary Compensation
Table on page ___. The credited years of service as of December 31, 1995, for
each such executive officer are as follows: John N. Royse - 31; Ronald B.
Lankford - 39; Thomas F. Clayton - 25; Steve H. Parker - 10; and James A.
Risinger - 18.
For certain employees, other than the persons listed in the Summary
Compensation Table, whose annual retirement income benefit under the Retirement
Plan exceeds the limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder (including, among others, the
limitation that annual benefits paid under qualified plans may not exceed
$120,000), such excess benefits will be paid from the Company's non-qualified,
unfunded, non-contributory supplemental retirement plan.
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SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
On January 1, 1992, the Company entered into severance agreements with
three of its executive officers, namely, John N. Royse, Thomas F. Clayton and
Steve H. Parker (collectively, the "Severance Agreements"). The Company entered
into an identical severance agreement with Ronald B. Lankford on January 1, 1994
and with James A. Risinger and William R. Britt on January 1, 1996. The
Severance Agreements provide for one year extensions by mutual agreement of the
Company and the respective executives. With respect to Messrs. Royse, Lankford,
Parker and Clayton, each of their Severance Agreements was extended by the Board
of Directors through December 31, 1997.
Each executive is entitled to benefits under his Severance Agreement upon
any termination of the executive's employment by the Company (except for, and
as is more specifically described in each Severance Agreement, termination for
cause, disability, voluntary retirement or death), or upon a termination of
employment by the executive under certain circumstances specified in the
Severance Agreement, during the two-year period following a change in control
of the Company which occurs during the term of the Severance Agreement. A
change in control is defined as any change of Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, any merger, consolidation, share exchange, or other combination or
reorganization involving the Company, any sale, lease, exchange, transfer,
other disposition of all or a substantial part of the assets of the Company, or
any acquisition or agreement to acquire by any person or entity, directly or
indirectly, beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the outstanding voting stock
of the Company. In the event of such termination of employment, the executive
will be entitled to receive a lump sum cash payment equal to the aggregate of:
his then-effective base salary through the date of termination; all amounts due
to the executive under the Company's accrued vacation program through the date
of termination; and a certain amount under the Retirement Plan, as specified in
the Severance Agreement. In addition, the Company must pay to the executive in
semi-monthly payments over two years an amount equal to two times the average
annual base salary paid to him by the Company in the three years preceding the
date of termination. These payments may be suspended, in the event that the
executive secures subsequent employment in which his semi-monthly salary is
equivalent to or greater than his semi-monthly payments under the Severance
Agreement, or reduced, in the event that the executive secures subsequent
employment in which his semi-monthly salary is less than his semi-monthly
payments under the Severance Agreement.
The Severance Agreements further require the Company to cause to be vested
in each executive's name those awarded but unearned shares held in the
executive's account in the Restricted Stock Plan and to maintain in force for
two years following the date of termination all employee welfare plans and
programs in which the executive was entitled to participate immediately prior
to such termination date. The foregoing discussion of the Severance Agreements
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in all respects by reference
to each Severance Agreement.
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SHAREHOLDER RETURN PERFORMANCE COMPARISONS
The following indexed graph compares the cumulative total return of the
Company's common stock for the past five years to the Standard & Poor's 500
Composite Index and the Listed Bank Industry Group Index.
[GRAPH]
COMPARISON OF 5-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN AMONG COMPANY,
STANDARD & POOR'S COMPOSITE INDEX AND LISTED BANK INDUSTRY GROUP INDEX
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Total Return Analysis
12/31/90 12/31/91 12/31/92 12/31/93 12/30/94 12/29/95
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Old National Bancorp $100.00 $132.87 $158.74 $202.69 $206.08 $211.87
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Peer Group $100.00 $122.61 $144.36 $201.68 $203.36 $280.76
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S&P 500* $100.00 $130.40 $140.32 $154.41 $156.44 $215.16
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* S&P 500 from Bloomberg Financial Markets
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The comparison of total return on investment (assuming reinvested
dividends) for each of the periods assumes that $100 was invested on December
31, 1990, in the common stock of each of Old National Bancorp, the Standard &
Poors 500 Composite Group and the Listed Bank Industry Group with investment
weighted on the basis of market capitalization. Other companies in the Listed
Bank Industry Group are as follows: American Bank of Connecticut, Amsouth
Bancorporation, Baltimore Bancorp, Banco Bilbaro Vizcaya SA ADS, Banco Central
Hispanoamer ADR, Banco Comercial Portugues SA ADS, Banco De Santander ADS,
Bancorp Hawaii Inc., BancTexas Group Inc., Bank of San Francisco Company,
Barclays PLC ADS, BSD Bancorp Inc., Centura Banks Inc., Citizens First Bancorp
Inc., Comerica Incorporated, Continental Bank Corporation, Eldorado Bancorp,
Firstar Corporation, First City Bancorp Inc., First Colony Corporation, First
Commonwealth Financial Corp., First Empire State Corporation, First Federal of
Alabama FSB, First National Corp, First Virginia Banks Inc., Guardian Bancorp,
Hibernia Corporation, Hubco Inc., Keycorp, Interchange Financial Services Corp,
MNC Financial Inc., NAPA Valley Bancorp, National Australia Bank LTD. ADR,
National Westminster Bank PLC ADS, North Fork Bancorporation Inc., Redwood
Empire Bancorp, Republic New York Corporation, Santa Monica Bank, Shawmut
National Corp., Signet Banking Corporation, Southern National Corporation,
Sterling Bancorporation, UJB Financial Corp., Union Planters Corporation,
Westpac Banking LTD., ADS and Worthen Banking Corporation.
TRANSACTIONS WITH MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS
The Officers and Directors of the Company are at present, as in the past,
customers of one or more of the Company's affiliate banks and have had and
expect in the future to have similar transactions with the affiliate banks in
the ordinary course of business. In addition, some of the Officers and
Directors of the Company are at present, as in the past, also officers,
directors or principal shareholders of corporations which are customers of
these affiliate banks and which have had and expect to have transactions with
the affiliate banks in the ordinary course of business. All such transactions
were made in the ordinary course of business, were made on substantially the
same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the
time for comparable transactions with other persons and did not involve more
than normal risk of collectibility or present other unfavorable features.
During 1995, the Company paid approximately $1,370,812 for engineering,
design and construction services to Industrial Contractors, Inc. in connection
with its role as general contractor for renovations to the Old National Bank
Tower and in its role of installing data cabling and fibre optic networks at
various Company locations. Alan W. Braun, President of Industrial Contractors,
Inc., is a director of the Company.
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ITEM 2. AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
Description of the Proposed Amendment of Article V
At a meeting held on January 25, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors
unanimously adopted resolutions approving and submitting to a vote of the
Shareholders, an amendment to Article V, Section 1 of the Company's Articles of
Incorporation which would increase the authorized shares of the Company's
common stock from 30,000,000 to 50,000,000 shares, without par value (the
"Amendment"). No change is being proposed to the Company's preferred stock.
The complete text of Section 1 of Article V, as amended, reads as follows:
SECTION 1. NUMBER. The total number of shares of capital stock which
the Corporation has authority to issue is 52,000,000 shares, all of
which shall be divided into two classes of shares to be designated
"Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock," respectively, as follows:
50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, without par value; and
2,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, without par value.
On February 9, 1996, the number of the Company's outstanding shares of
common stock was 24,924,037; the number of shares of common stock reserved for
issuance under the Company's Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan was
1,394,041. As of February 9, 1996, there were also 1,406,919 shares of the
Company's common stock reserved for issuance upon conversion of the Company's 8%
Convertible Subordinated Debentures.
Discussion of the Proposed Amendment of Article V
The Board has concluded that it is in the best interests of the Company and
its Shareholders to increase the amount of the Company's authorized capital
stock at this year's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The additional shares of
Common Stock authorized by the Amendment would be available for general
corporate purposes, including acquisitions, financings, stock dividends or
stock splits.
The Company regularly engages in preliminary discussions with other
financial institutions regarding possible acquisitions (which may or may not
involve the issuance of capital stock of the Company). The Company and The
National Bank of Carmi, Carmi, Illinois have signed a non-binding letter of
intent which provides for an exchange of all National Bank of Carmi shares for
_____ shares of the Common Stock of the Company, subject to certain
adjustments.
If the Amendment is adopted by the Shareholders, the Board of Directors
could authorize the issuance of any authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock on terms determined by it without further action by the Shareholders,
unless the shares were issued in a transaction requiring Shareholder approval.
All attributes of the additional shares of Common Stock would be the same as
those of the existing shares of authorized and unissued Common Stock.
Under the Company's Articles of Incorporation, the Shareholders of the
Company have no pre-emptive rights to subscribe to or purchase any shares of
Common Stock or other securities of the Company. Shareholders should also note
that issuance of additional shares of Common Stock other than on a pro-rata
basis to all current Shareholders would reduce the proportionate interests in
the Company held by current Shareholders.
The Amendment is not intended as an anti-takeover provision, but it may
have an anti-takeover effect. Although the Board presently has no intention of
doing so, the authorized but unissued Common Stock could be used to discourage
or render more difficult certain takeover attempts of the Company through the
issuance of a number of shares sufficient to dilute the interests of a person
seeking control or to increase the total amount of consideration necessary for
a person to obtain control of the Company.
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The Board unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote "FOR" approval
of the Amendment. The Amendment will be approved by the Shareholders if the
votes cast in favor of the Amendment at the Annual Meeting exceed the votes cast
against the Amendment. If sufficient votes are received, the Amendment will
become effective upon the filing of Articles of Amendment to the Company's
Articles of Incorporation with the Indiana Secretary of State.
ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors proposes for the approval of the Shareholders at the
Annual Meeting the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana,
certified public accountants, as Independent Public Accountants for the Company
and its affiliates for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1996. Although
approval of the Shareholders of the Company's Independent Public Accountants is
not required, the Company deems it desirable to continue its established
practice of submitting such selection to the Shareholders. Arthur Andersen LLP
has served as Independent Public Accountants for the Company since 1982. In the
event the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP is not approved by the
Shareholders, the Board of Directors will consider appointment of other
independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1996. A
representative of Arthur Andersen LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and
will have the opportunity to make a statement or respond to any appropriate
questions that Shareholders may have.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 1997 ANNUAL MEETING
Proposals submitted by Shareholders to be presented at the 1997 Annual
Meeting, must be received by the Company at its principal office no later than
November 9, 1996, to be considered for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and
form of Proxy relating to that meeting. Any such proposals should be sent to
the attention of the Secretary of the Company, P. O. Box 718, Evansville,
Indiana 47705-0718.
VOTE REQUIRED
The nominees for election as directors of the Company named in this Proxy
Statement will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. Action on the other
items or matters to be presented at the meeting will be approved (assuming a
quorum is present) if the votes cast in favor of the action exceed the votes
cast opposing the action. Abstentions or broker non-votes will not be voted for
or against any items or other matters presented at the meeting. Abstentions
will be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at the
annual meeting, but broker non-votes will not be counted for quorum purposes if
the broker has failed to vote as to all matters.
ANNUAL REPORT
UPON WRITTEN REQUEST, THE COMPANY WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH
SHAREHOLDER WHO DOES NOT OTHERWISE RECEIVE A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL
REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS, A COPY OF THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995. ADDRESS ALL REQUESTS TO:
STEVE H. PARKER
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT and CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
P. O. BOX 718
EVANSVILLE, INDIANA 47705-0718
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OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors of the Company does not know of any matters for
action by Shareholders at the Annual Meeting other than the matters described in
the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. However, the enclosed
Proxy will confer discretionary authority with respect to matters which are not
known to the Board of Directors at the time of the printing hereof and which may
properly come before the meeting. It is the intention of the persons named in
the Proxy to vote pursuant to the Proxy with respect to such matters in
accordance with their best judgment.
The cost of soliciting Proxies in the accompanying form will be borne by
the Company. In addition to solicitations by mail, Proxies may be solicited
personally by Directors and Officers of the Company and its subsidiaries, by
telephone or in person, but such persons will not be specially compensated for
their services. No solicitation will be made by specially engaged employees of
the Company or other paid solicitors. The Company will reimburse brokers,
fiduciaries and other custodians for their reasonable expenses for sending proxy
materials to persons for whom they hold stock of the Company.
It is important that Proxies be returned promptly. WHETHER OR NOT YOU
EXPECT TO ATTEND IN PERSON, SHAREHOLDERS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND
RETURN THEIR PROXIES IN ORDER THAT A QUORUM FOR THE MEETING MAY BE ASSURED.
Return may be made in the enclosed envelope, to which no postage need be
affixed.
By Order of the Board of Directors
JOHN N. ROYSE
Chairman
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OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP
The undersigned hereby appoints Robert R. Guenther and John A. Witting, and
each of them, as Proxies of the undersigned, each with power to appoint his
substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as
designated below, all the shares of common stock of OLD NATIONAL BANCORP held
of record by the undersigned on February 9, 1996 and which the undersigned
would be entitled to vote, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held
on April 18, 1996, or any adjournment thereof.
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS:
[_] FOR ALL nominees listed below [_] WITHHOLD AUTHORITY for all nominees
(except as marked to the contrary below)
David L. Barning David E. Eckerle Louis L. Mervis
Richard J. Bond Thomas B. Florida Dan W. Mitchell
Alan W. Braun Phelps L. Lambert John N. Royce
John J. Daus, Jr. Ronald B. Lankford Marjorie Z. Soyugenc
Wayne A. Davidson Lucien H. Meis Charles D. Storms
Larry E. Dunigan
INSTRUCTIONS: TO WITHHOLD AUTHORITY TO VOTE FOR ANY
INDIVIDUAL NOMINEE, WRITE THAT NOMINEE'S NAME
ON THE LINE PROVIDED BELOW.
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2. INCREASE AUTHORIZED SHARES. Approval of Amendment to Article V of the
Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of
common stock of OLD NATIONAL BANCORP from 30,000,000 to 50,000,000
shares.
FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN [_]
3. Ratify the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, as
Independent Public Accountant for OLD NATIONAL BANCORP and its
subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1996.
FOR [_] AGAINST [_] ABSTAIN [_]
4. In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
Date:____________________________, 1996
Please sign below:
______________________________________
(Signature of Shareholder)
______________________________________
(Signature of Shareholder)
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Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and
others signing in a representative capacity should
indicate the capacity in which they sign.
______________________________________
(Daytime Telephone Number)
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED, BUT IF NOT OTHERWISE DIRECTED, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED "FOR" THE PROPOSITIONS LISTED ABOVE.
