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LOGO
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1998
Notice of
Annual Meeting
and Proxy Statement
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Thursday, April 16, 1998
at 9:30 A.M. local time
Auditorium, Building B
NCR Sugar Camp Education Center
101 W. Schantz Avenue
Dayton, Ohio
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LOGO
LARS NYBERG
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
March 3, 1998
Dear NCR Stockholder:
You are cordially invited to attend NCR's 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
on Thursday, April 16, 1998. The meeting will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. local
time in the Auditorium of Building B at NCR's Sugar Camp Education Center,
located at 101 W. Schantz Avenue in Dayton, Ohio.
The official notice of meeting, proxy statement, form of proxy, and 1997
annual report to stockholders are included with this letter. The matters listed
in the notice of meeting are described in detail in the proxy statement.
The annual report is a financial review of NCR's performance in 1997 during
its first year as an independent company. NCR has made significant progress in
its evolution from being a hardware supplier to a world-class solutions provider
since it was spun off by AT&T Corp. on December 31, 1996. NCR is moving its
thinking "beyond the box" and helping its business customers do the same so that
can they understand and serve consumers better. Today businesses need integrated
solutions, and NCR is working to provide them. During 1997, NCR also had to
develop new ways of organizing our business and new ways of selling to our
customers in order to achieve our long-term goals.
I look forward to sharing more information about the Company at the annual
meeting. If you plan to attend the meeting, please complete and return to NCR
the meeting reservation request form printed on the back of this booklet.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting,
I urge you to vote your proxy as soon as possible so that your stock may be
represented at the meeting. For your convenience, NCR is offering its
stockholders of record three methods of voting this year. If you hold your
shares of record, you may vote by completing and returning the enclosed proxy
card, or you may vote electronically by phone or via the Internet by following
the instructions listed on the proxy card. If you hold your shares through a
nominee, such as a bank or broker, you should follow the voting instructions
provided by the nominee.
Sincerely,
/s/ Lars Nyberg
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LOGO
NOTICE OF MEETING
The 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of NCR Corporation will be held in
the Auditorium of Building B at NCR's Sugar Camp Education Center, 101 W.
Schantz Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45479, on Thursday, April 16, 1998, at 9:30 a.m.
local time, for the following purposes:
. Item 1: To elect a Class B director to hold office for a three-year term;
. Item 2: To approve the appointment of Price Waterhouse L.L.P. as
independent accountants for 1998; and
. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
Holders of record of NCR common stock at the close of business on February
16, 1998, will be entitled to vote with respect to this solicitation.
Stockholders are reminded that their shares of NCR common stock cannot be
voted unless they are represented by proxy or make other arrangements to have
their shares represented at the meeting. Record stockholders may vote their
proxies by one of three ways: (a) signing, dating, and mailing the proxy card
in the enclosed postage-paid envelope, (b) calling the number indicated on the
proxy card to vote by telephone, or (c) accessing the world wide website
listed on the proxy to vote via the Internet.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/ Laura K. Nyquist
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Laura K. Nyquist
Corporate Secretary
Dayton, Ohio
March 3, 1998
YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.
Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, please vote your proxy.
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NCR Corporation
1700 S. Patterson Blvd.
Dayton, Ohio 45479 LOGO
PROXY STATEMENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
This proxy statement and the accompanying proxy and voting instruction card
are being furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf
of the Board of Directors of NCR Corporation, a Maryland Corporation ("NCR" or
the "Company"), for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 16,
1998, in Dayton, Ohio. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on
February 16, 1998 (the "Record Date") are entitled to notice of, and to vote
at, the meeting. There were 103,158,142 shares of NCR common stock outstanding
and entitled to vote on December 31, 1997. Each share of NCR common stock is
entitled to one vote on each matter properly brought before the meeting.
Commencing approximately on March 3, 1998, the Company is mailing its annual
report for the year ended December 31, 1997, together with this proxy
statement and the enclosed proxy and voting instruction card to holders of NCR
common stock on the Record Date. If you have NCR common stock in multiple
accounts, you may receive more than one annual report. If you like, you may
reduce the number of reports that you receive and save the Company the cost of
producing and mailing these extra reports. To authorize NCR to discontinue
mailing extra reports, please mark the appropriate box on the proxy card for
selected accounts, making sure that at least one account continues to receive
an annual report. Eliminating these duplicate mailings will not affect receipt
of future proxy statements and proxy cards. To resume the mailing of an annual
report to an account, please call the NCR stockholder services number, 1-800-
NCR-2303 (1-800-627-2303).
If you own NCR common stock beneficially and receive more than one NCR
annual report, please consider giving permission to your nominee to eliminate
duplicate mailings.
Voting of Proxies
Your vote is important. Shares can be voted at the annual meeting only if
you are present in person or represented by proxy. Even if you plan to attend
the meeting, you are urged to vote. Registered stockholders may vote by (a)
mailing their signed proxy card, (b) making a toll-free telephone call from
the United States or Canada, or (c) accessing an Internet voting website.
Stockholders who hold their shares beneficially through a nominee, such as a
bank or broker, may be able to vote by telephone as well as by mail. These
stockholders should follow the instructions they receive from their nominee.
The Company's new telephone and Internet voting procedures are designed to
authenticate stockholders' identities by use of a unique control number found
on the enclosed proxy and voting instruction card. The procedures allow
stockholders to vote their shares and to confirm that their instructions have
been properly recorded. Specific instructions to be followed by any registered
stockholder interested in voting via telephone or the Internet are set forth
on the enclosed proxy and voting instruction card.
All shares of NCR common stock entitled to vote and represented by properly
executed proxies received prior to the annual meeting and not revoked will be
voted at the annual meeting in accordance with the instructions indicated on
those proxies. If properly executed proxies are returned without specific
voting instructions, the shares of NCR common stock represented by those
proxies will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors: "FOR" the
election of the nominee for director proposed by the board, and "FOR" the
approval of the appointment of Price Waterhouse L.L.P. as the Company's
independent accountants for 1998.
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You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted at the meeting by
(a) executing a later-dated proxy, (b) voting by ballot at the meeting, or (c)
filing a notice of revocation with the inspectors of election in care of the
Corporate Secretary of the Company at the above address. The method by which
you vote will in no way limit your right to vote at the annual meeting if you
later decide to attend in person. If your shares are held in the name of a
nominee, you must obtain a proxy executed in your favor from the holder of
record to be able to vote at the meeting.
Voting Shares Held in Employee Savings Plans
If you are a participant in the NCR Savings Plan, your proxy includes any
NCR common stock allocated to your plan account. The trustee of this plan will
vote the number of shares allocated to your account pursuant to the
instructions you provide. If proxies representing allocated shares in the NCR
Savings Plan are not returned, those shares will be voted by the trustee in
accordance with the terms of the plan.
As a result of AT&T Corp.'s spinoff of Lucent Technologies Inc. ("Lucent"),
AT&T Capital Corporation, and NCR, you may hold shares of NCR common stock
through other savings plans. If so, you may receive separate voting
instructions from that plan's administrator and your shares will be voted in
accordance with the terms of the respective plan. Please sign and return these
instructions promptly to be sure these shares are represented at the annual
meeting.
Votes Required
The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least a majority
of the shares of NCR common stock outstanding on the Record Date is necessary
to have a quorum for the annual meeting. Abstentions and broker "no-votes" are
counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum. A broker "no-vote"
occurs when a nominee holding shares of NCR common stock for a beneficial
owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the nominee does not have
discretionary voting power with respect to that item and has not received
instructions from the beneficial owner.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or by
proxy at the meeting is required for the passage of the directors' proposals
(Items 1 and 2). Any shares not voted by abstention have the same effect as a
vote against the proposals and broker "no-votes" have no effect on the outcome
of the vote.
Solicitation of Proxies
Solicitation of proxies may be made by the Company through the mail, in
person, and by telecommunications. The cost of soliciting proxies will be
borne by the Company. The Company also has retained Georgeson & Company, Inc.
to assist in the solicitation of proxies, at an estimated cost of $17,000,
plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In accordance with
the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New
York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), NCR will also reimburse brokerage houses and
other custodians, nominees, and fiduciaries for their expenses incurred in
sending proxies and proxy materials to the beneficial owners of NCR common
stock.
Annual Meeting Admission
Admission to the meeting is limited to stockholders of record or their
proxy, beneficial owners of NCR common stock having evidence of ownership, and
guests of NCR. If you plan to attend the meeting in person, please complete
and return to NCR's Corporate Secretary the meeting reservation request form
printed on the back of this proxy statement. If you are not a registered
stockholder, please include evidence of your ownership of NCR stock with the
form.
Stockholders who have not obtained a reservation for the meeting will be
admitted upon verification of stock ownership at the meeting. Results of the
meeting will be included in NCR's next quarterly report filed with the SEC.
Information on obtaining a full transcript of the meeting will also be found
in that quarterly report.
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Procedures for Stockholder Proposals and Nominations
Under the Company's Bylaws, nominations for director may be made only by the
Board of Directors or a committee of the board, or by a stockholder entitled
to vote who has delivered notice to the Company not less than 90, nor more
than 120, days before the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual
meeting.
The Bylaws also provide that no business may be brought before an annual
meeting except as specified in the notice of meeting (which includes
stockholder proposals that the Company is required to set forth in its proxy
statement under SEC Rule 14a-8) or as otherwise brought before the meeting by
or at the direction of the board or by a stockholder entitled to vote who has
delivered notice to the Company (containing certain information specified in
the Bylaws) within the time limits described above for a nomination for the
election of a director. These requirements are separate and apart from, and in
addition to, the SEC's requirements that a stockholder must comply with in
order to have a stockholder proposal included in the Company's proxy statement
under SEC Rule 14a-8.
A copy of the full text of the Company's Bylaws may be obtained upon written
request to the Corporate Secretary at the address provided above.
Stockholder Proposals for 1999 Annual Meeting
Stockholder proposals intended to be presented at NCR's 1999 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders must be received by NCR's Corporate Secretary no later than
November 3, 1998. Such proposals must meet the requirements set forth in the
rules and regulations of the SEC in order to be eligible for inclusion in the
Company's 1999 proxy materials.
Other Matters to Come Before the Meeting
The Board of Directors does not know of any matters which will be brought
before the 1998 annual meeting other than those specifically set forth in the
notice of meeting. If any other matters are properly introduced at the meeting
for consideration, including, among other things, consideration of a motion to
adjourn the meeting to another time or place, the individuals named on the
enclosed form of proxy and acting thereunder will have discretion to vote in
accordance with their best judgment.
Spinoff From AT&T Corp.
NCR was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") from
September 19, 1991, until December 31, 1996. As part of its restructuring plan
to split into three companies, AT&T distributed all of its shares of NCR
common stock on December 31, 1996 (the "Spinoff"), and NCR became a publicly-
traded company.
ELECTION OF CLASS B DIRECTOR
(Item 1 on Proxy Card)
The Board of Directors currently consists of three classes of directors.
Directors hold office for staggered terms of three years (or less if they are
filling a vacancy) and until their successors are elected and qualified. One
of the three classes is elected each year to succeed the directors whose terms
are expiring. Class B directors will be elected at the annual meeting to serve
for a term expiring at the Company's annual meeting in the year 2001. The
directors in Classes A and C are serving terms expiring at the Company's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2000 and 1999, respectively.
NCR's Board of Directors has proposed the following nominee for election as
a Class B director at the annual meeting:
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Nominee for Class B Director
With Term Expiring at the Annual Meeting in the Year 2001:
LINDA FAYNE LEVINSON
The Board of Directors Recommends a Vote "FOR" the Election of the Above-
Named Nominee as Director for a Term of Three Years. Proxies solicited by the
Board of Directors will be voted "FOR" the election of the nominee, unless
stockholders specify otherwise in their proxies.
Information is provided below with respect to the nominee for election and
each director continuing in office. Should the nominee become unavailable to
accept nomination or election as a director, the individuals named as proxies
on the enclosed form of proxy will vote the shares that they represent for the
election of such other person as the board may recommend, unless the board
reduces the number of directors. The Board of Directors knows of no reason why
the nominee will be unavailable or unable to serve.
Nominee for Election as Director
Class B--Nominee for Term Expiring in 2001
LINDA FAYNE LEVINSON, 56, has been a principal with Global Retail Partners, a
private equity investment fund investing in start-up and early-stage retail
and electronic commerce companies since 1997. She is also President of Fayne
Levinson Associates, an independent consulting firm she founded in 1994 that
advises both major corporations and start-up entrepreneurial ventures in the
areas of strategy, market, and corporate development. In 1993, Ms. Levinson
was an executive with Creative Artists Agency Inc. From 1989 to 1992, she was
a partner in the merchant banking operations of Alfred Checchi Associates,
Inc. She is also a director of Genentech, Inc., Administaff, Inc., and Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. Ms. Levinson became a director of NCR on January 1,
1997, and is Chair of the Committee on Directors and a member of the
Compensation Committee.
Directors Whose Terms of Office Continue
Class A--Terms Expire in 2000
LARS NYBERG, 46, has been Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President of
NCR since June 1, 1995. Before joining NCR, from 1993 to 1995, Mr. Nyberg was
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Communications Division for
Philips Electronics NV, an electronics and electrical products company. He
also served as a member of the Philips Group Management Committee during that
time. In 1992, Mr. Nyberg was appointed Managing Director, Philips Consumer
Electronics Division. From 1990 to 1992, he was the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Philips Computer Division. Mr. Nyberg became a director
of NCR in 1995. He is Chair of the Executive Committee and a member of the
Committee on Directors.
DAVID R. HOLMES, 57, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The
Reynolds and Reynolds Company since 1989 and its Chairman since August 1990.
He joined Reynolds and Reynolds, a provider of information management systems
and services to the automotive, health-care, and general business markets, in
1984 as Senior Vice President of its Computer Systems Division. Prior to
joining Reynolds and Reynolds, he was Vice President and General Manager at
Nabisco Brands, Inc. Mr. Holmes is a director of The Dayton Power & Light
Company and Wright Health Associates, Inc. Mr. Holmes became a director of NCR
on January 1, 1997, and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
JAMES O. ROBBINS, 55, has served as President and CEO of Cox Communications,
Inc., a cable television operator, since September 1995. Previously, he was
President of the Cable Division of Cox Enterprises, Inc., a position he held
from 1985 to 1995. Before joining Cox in 1983, he was Senior Vice President of
Operations, Western Region, for Viacom Communications, Inc. Mr. Robbins is a
director of Cox Communications, Inc., Teleport Communications Group, Inc., and
Telewest Communications plc. He became a director of NCR on January 1, 1997,
and is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee.
Class C--Terms Expire in 1999
RONALD A. MITSCH, 63, is Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of 3M, a
global, diversified manufacturing company. Dr. Mitsch has been 3M's Executive
Vice President, Industrial and Consumer Markets
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and Corporate Services, since 1991, and its Vice Chairman since 1995. Dr.
Mitsch is also a director of 3M, Lubrizol Corporation, and Shigematsu Works
Inc., Tokyo, Japan. He became a director of NCR on January 1, 1997, and is
Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Committee on Directors
and the Executive Committee.
C.K. PRAHALAD, 56, is a Professor of Business Administration at The University
of Michigan. Mr. Prahalad is a specialist in corporate strategy and the role
of top management in large, diversified, multi-national corporations. He is
also a director of OIS Optical Imaging Systems, Inc. Mr. Prahalad became a
director of NCR on January 1, 1997, and is a member of the Audit and Finance
Committee and the Executive Committee.
WILLIAM S. STAVROPOULOS, 58, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
The Dow Chemical Co., a chemical and plastics producer, since 1995. Mr.
Stavropoulos became President of Dow Chemical in 1993, and was its Chief
Operating Officer from 1993 to 1995. He was a Senior Vice President at Dow
Chemical from 1991 to 1993, and President of Dow U.S.A. from 1990 to 1993. Mr.
Stavropoulos is also a director of Dow Corning Corporation, BellSouth
Corporation, and Chemical Financial Corporation. He became a director of NCR
on January 1, 1997, and is Chair of the Audit and Finance Committee and a
member of the Executive Committee.
Duane L. Burnham, currently serving as a Class B director, has chosen not to
stand for re-election at the annual meeting for personal reasons. The Board of
Directors, pursuant to the Bylaws, has reduced the number of directors to
seven effective as of the end of Mr. Burnham's term.
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the overall performance
of the Company. Members of the board are kept informed of the Company's
business through discussions with the Chairman and other members of the
Company's management and staff, by reviewing materials provided to them, and
by participating in board and committee meetings. In 1997, NCR's Board of
Directors met six times and the committees held ten meetings. The directors
attended, in the aggregate, 96% of the total board and committee meetings held
in 1997. Mr. Prahalad attended approximately 73% of the aggregate of total
board meetings and committee meetings for the committee on which he served in
1997.
Committees of the Board
In 1997, NCR's Board of Directors established four committees: the Audit and
Finance Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Committee on Directors, and
the Executive Committee. These committees are briefly described below.
The Audit and Finance Committee regularly meets with management to review
the adequacy of the Company's internal controls as well as the scope and
results of audits performed by the Company's independent accountants and
internal auditors. In addition, the committee is the principal agent of the
Board of Directors in assuring the adequacy of the Company's financial,
accounting, and reporting control processes. The Audit and Finance Committee
is also responsible for, among other things: (a) recommending to the Board of
Directors the appointment of the Company's independent accountants, (b)
reviewing NCR's risk management policies and practices, and (c) reviewing the
Company's cash position and capital structure, capital appropriation plans,
and other significant financial matters affecting the Company. In 1997, the
committee consisted of four non-employee directors and met five times.
The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the Company's total
compensation philosophy and programs covering executive officers and key
management employees as well as the competitiveness of NCR's total
compensation practices. The committee also reviews the performance levels of
NCR's executive officers and determines base salaries and incentive awards for
NCR's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers. The
committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors concerning the
board's
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compensation. In addition, the Compensation Committee reviews NCR's executive
compensation plans in relation to its corporate strategies, management's
proposals to make significant organizational changes or significant changes to
existing executive officer compensation plans, and NCR's plans for management
succession. In 1997, the committee, which consisted of three non-employee
directors, met three times.
The Committee on Directors establishes procedures for the selection,
retention, and performance evaluation of directors; reviews board governance
procedures; and reviews the Company's ethics and compliance program. The
committee also reviews the composition of NCR's Board of Directors and the
qualifications of persons identified as prospective directors, recommends the
candidates to be nominated for election as directors, and, in the event of a
vacancy on the board, recommends any successors. The committee recommended
this year's director nominee at the December 1997 board meeting. In 1997, the
committee consisted of three members and met two times.
The Executive Committee will meet between regular board meetings if urgent
action is required. This committee has the authority to exercise all powers of
the full Board of Directors, except that it will not have the power, among
other things, to declare dividends, issue stock, amend the Bylaws, recommend
to the stockholders any action that requires stockholder approval, or approve
any merger or share exchange which requires stockholder approval. The
Executive Committee did not meet in 1997.
Compensation of Directors
Each of NCR's non-employee directors receives an annual retainer of $30,000
for the year beginning on the date of the Company's annual stockholders
meeting and ending on the day before the next such meeting (the "Service
Year"). The retainer is payable in 25% increments on June 30, September 30,
December 31, and March 31, provided the director is still serving on NCR's
board on each of those dates. Upon a director's resignation or other
termination from the board during the Service Year, he or she will forfeit the
remaining amount of the retainer for that Service Year.
Prior to the beginning of the Service Year, non-employee directors may elect
to receive all or a portion of the retainer in NCR common stock instead of
cash. These directors may also elect to defer receipt of the stock (a) until
his or her resignation or other termination as a director, (b) until the date
five or ten years from the first day of the Service Year for which it is
payable, or (c) in one to five equal annual installments, beginning either the
Service Year after the retainer is earned, or the year following the date of
termination as a director.
The Company maintains stock unit accounts based on NCR common stock for
deferred stock payments. Dividend payments on NCR common stock equivalents, if
any, will be reinvested in additional deferred stock units. Deferred stock
payments may be paid in cash or in stock. A non-employee director who leaves
the board prior to the date of payment of deferred stock units may elect,
prior to termination, to convert the deferred stock units to a deferred cash
account.
On January 2, 1997, each of the non-employee directors received an initial
grant of NCR common stock with a value equal to two times the annual retainer.
The non-employee directors had the option of receiving this stock immediately
or deferring receipt for the same time periods available for deferral of the
annual retainer. If deferred, a stock unit account was maintained, in the
manner described in the preceding paragraph.
In addition, NCR's non-employee directors receive stock option grants at the
beginning of each Service Year with a present value of $30,000. The number of
shares underlying these options is determined by dividing the annual retainer
amount by an accepted formula, and then dividing the result by the fair market
value of a share of NCR common stock on the grant date. The options have an
exercise price of the fair market value of the stock and are fully vested on
the date of grant.
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Directors who are also employees of the Company or a subsidiary of the
Company do not receive compensation for serving as directors.
DIRECTORS' PROPOSAL TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE L.L.P. AS
THE COMPANY'S INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS FOR 1998.
(Item 2 on Proxy Card)
Upon the recommendation of the Audit and Finance Committee, which is
composed entirely of independent directors, the Board of Directors has
appointed Price Waterhouse L.L.P. ("Price Waterhouse") as independent
accountants for the Company for the fiscal year 1998. Price Waterhouse was
engaged to audit the Company's consolidated financial statements and to
perform certain other services. Price Waterhouse served as the Company's
independent public accounting firm from 1963 to 1991, and since March 1997.
The board believes the firm is highly qualified to perform this function.
Effective February 21, 1997, upon the recommendation of the Audit and
Finance Committee, the board voted to change NCR's independent accountants,
dismissing Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. ("Coopers & Lybrand") and engaging Price
Waterhouse. As of March 19, 1997, the date NCR filed its report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1996, Coopers & Lybrand no longer served as
the Company's independent accountants. The reports by Coopers & Lybrand on the
consolidated financial statements of NCR for each of the fiscal years ending
December 31, 1995 and December 31, 1996 did not contain any adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty,
audit scope, or accounting principles.
During the 1995 and 1996 fiscal years and through March 19, 1997, there were
no disagreements between NCR and its former independent accountants, Coopers &
Lybrand, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure.
Pursuant to a letter from Coopers & Lybrand to the SEC, dated March 19,
1997, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 16 to NCR's Form 8-KA filed with the
SEC on the same date, which letter was furnished at NCR's request, Coopers &
Lybrand agrees with the above statements.
Representatives of Price Waterhouse will be present at the annual meeting.
They will be given an opportunity to make a statement, and they will be
available to respond to appropriate questions. Representatives of Coopers &
Lybrand are not expected to be present at the meeting.
The Board of Directors Recommends a Vote "FOR" the Proposal to Approve the
Appointment of Price Waterhouse as the Company's Independent Accountants for
1998. If the stockholders do not approve this proposal, the Audit and Finance
Committee and the Board of Directors may reconsider the appointment. Proxies
solicited by the Board of Directors will be voted "FOR" this proposal, unless
stockholders specify otherwise in their proxies.
STOCK OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND DIRECTORS
The following table contains information concerning the beneficial ownership
of the Company's common stock, as of December 31, 1997, for (a) each director
elected to the board as of January 1, 1997, (b) each of the executive officers
named in the Summary Compensation Table found below, and (c) directors and
executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise noted, the individuals
named below and their family members had sole voting and investment power with
respect to such securities.
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NUMBER OF SHARES
BENEFICIALLY OWNED
NAME (1)(2)
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Lars Nyberg(3)........................................ 95,953
Duane L. Burnham(4)(5)................................ 5,245
David R. Holmes(4)(5)................................. 4,245
Linda Fayne Levinson(4)(5)............................ 4,261
Ronald A. Mitsch(4)(5)................................ 4,245
C.K. Prahalad(5)...................................... 4,616
James O. Robbins(4)(5)(6)............................. 5,545
William S. Stavropoulos(4)(5)......................... 4,245
Anthony Fano(3)....................................... 86,514
John L. Giering(3).................................... 120,764
Per-Olof Loof(3)...................................... 29,502
Hideaki Takahashi(3)(7)............................... 86,913
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (21
persons)(3)(8)....................................... 775,116
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(1) No individual director or executive officer beneficially owns 1% or more
of the Company's outstanding common stock, nor do the directors and
executive officers as a group.
(2) Some of NCR's executive officers and directors own fractional shares of
NCR common stock. For purposes of the above table, all fractional shares
have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(3) Includes beneficial ownership of the following number of shares of NCR
common stock which may be acquired within 60 days of December 31, 1997,
pursuant to stock options awarded under employee incentive compensation
plans of NCR: Mr. Nyberg--66,758; Mr. Fano--79,334; Mr. Giering--109,304;
Mr. Loof--26,633; Mr. Takahashi--81,944; and all executive officers as a
group--655,381. Also includes beneficial ownership of the following number
of shares of NCR common stock which may be acquired within 60 days of
December 31, 1997, pursuant to vested restricted stock units awarded under
NCR's employee incentive compensation plans: Mr. Nyberg--16,661; Mr.
Fano--3,615; Mr. Giering--4,899; Mr. Loof--2,846; Mr. Takahashi--4,804;
and all executive officers as a group--55,096.
(4) Upon election to the board, each director received an initial grant of
1,795 shares of NCR common stock and was given the opportunity to defer
immediate receipt of the grant. See the caption "Compensation of
Directors" above. For those directors who elected to defer receipt, this
table includes 1,795 units denominated as NCR common stock equivalents
held in deferred compensation stock unit accounts. These accounts were
established as set forth above under the caption "Compensation of
Directors."
(5) Includes beneficial ownership of 2,450 shares of NCR common stock which
may be acquired within 60 days of December 31, 1997, pursuant to stock
options awarded under the NCR Management Stock Plan.
(6) Includes 300 shares held by Mr. Robbins' children for which he disclaims
any beneficial interest.
(7) Mr. Takahashi also owns 1,000 shares of NCR Japan, Ltd., a subsidiary of
NCR.
(8) Includes 6.25 shares held by the grandchildren of one of the executive
officers for which he disclaims any beneficial interest.
STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
As of February 19, 1998, the following persons were known by the Company to
be the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of NCR
common stock. The percentage of outstanding common stock owned by such holders
is based on outstanding shares of NCR common stock as of December 31, 1997.
<TABLE>
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TOTAL NUMBER PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER OF SHARES OF CLASS
------------------------------------ ------------ --------
<S> <C> <C>
Dodge & Cox Incorporated............................ 6,430,068(1) 6.23%
One Sansome Street, 35th Floor
San Francisco, California 94104
Lazard Freres & Co., LLC............................ 5,400,649(2) 5.24%
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 63rd Floor
New York, New York 10020
Putnam Investments, Inc.(3)......................... 7,462,610(4) 7.23%
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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(1) Based on the Schedule 13G filed by Dodge & Cox Incorporated ("Dodge &
Cox") with the SEC, dated February 12, 1998. According to the Schedule 13G
filed by Dodge & Cox, it has investment power over 5,817,518 shares as an
investment adviser and shared voting power over 72,500 shares held by
institutional clients.
(2) Based on the Schedule 13G filed by Lazard Freres & Co., LLC ("Lazard
Freres") with the SEC, dated February 13, 1998. According to the Schedule
13G filed by Lazard Freres, it has sole investment power with respect to
all such shares and sole voting power with respect to 3,974,964 shares.
(3) Based on the Schedule 13G filed by Putnam Investments, Inc. ("Putnam")
with the SEC, dated January 16, 1998, on behalf of itself and its parent
holding company, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., and two of Putnam's
wholly-owned subsidiaries: Putnam Investment Management, Inc. ("PIM") and
The Putnam Advisory Company, Inc. ("PAC"). PIM and PAC are registered
investment advisers that manage accounts for the benefit of their mutual
fund and institutional clients, respectively.
(4) According to the Schedule 13G filed by Putnam, both PIM and PAC have
investment power over 7,369,849 and 92,761 shares, respectively, as
investment advisers, and PAC has shared voting power over 83,795 shares
held by institutional clients.
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The following performance graph and report of the Compensation Committee
shall not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other Company
filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates this
information by reference therein.
PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative stockholder return on NCR common
stock to the total returns on the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the
Standard & Poor's Technology Sector Index. This graph covers the period of
time from the Spinoff of NCR from AT&T on December 31, 1996, through December
31, 1997.
[Line Graph Appears Here]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
DEC. 31, 1996 MARCH 31, 1997 JUNE 30, 1997 SEPT. 30, 1997 DEC. 31, 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NCR..................... $100.00 $104.46 $ 88.10 $103.72 $ 82.71
S&P 500................. $100.00 $102.68 $120.61 $129.64 $133.37
S&P Technology Sector... $100.00 $100.64 $122.75 $143.55 $126.04
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(1) In each case, assumes a $100 investment on December 31, 1996, and
reinvestment of all dividends, if any.
(2) Upon the Spinoff, on December 31, 1996, shares of NCR common stock were
trading on the NYSE on a when-issued basis. On January 2, 1997, shares of
NCR common stock began open public trading on the NYSE.
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BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists
entirely of independent outside directors (the "Committee"), reviews and
approves the Company's total compensation philosophy and programs covering
executive officers and key management employees. The Committee reviews the
performance levels of executive officers and determines the annual base
salaries and incentive awards to be paid.
The Company's compensation and benefit programs are designed to attract and
retain the best people in the industry; and recognize corporate, business
unit, individual, and team performance through the use of incentives,
including equity-based incentives, that reward for the creation of stockholder
value and the achievement of key financial, strategic, individual, and team
objectives.
The Committee relates total compensation levels for the Company's executive
officers to the total compensation paid to similarly situated executives of a
peer group of companies (the "Peer Group") with which the Company competes for
customers and executive talent. To form a basis of comparison, NCR selects the
Peer Group under an outside consulting firm's counsel. The Peer Group consists
of corporations with similar characteristics, including industry and
technology emphasis. Some of these companies are also included in the S&P
Technology Sector Index found under the caption, "Performance Graph," above.
Total compensation should compare favorably to that of companies performing
at levels equivalent to NCR. Hence, if Company performance is in the upper
quartile (75th percentile), total compensation should, accordingly, be in the
upper quartile. Likewise, if Company performance is at the 50th percentile,
total compensation should reflect that position. The weighting of elements of
compensation is towards those that are performance driven.
The key components of the compensation program for executive officers are
base salary, annual incentive compensation, and long-term incentives.
Salaries for executive officers are determined by the Committee annually,
based on review of each executive's level of responsibility, experience,
expertise, and sustained corporate, business unit, and individual performance.
Executive officers participate in the NCR Management Incentive Plan for
Executive Officers (the "MIP") and are eligible to receive annual cash
incentive awards if certain specified objectives are met. Awards for 1997 were
based on financial measures of net income, return on assets, contribution
margin, and revenue growth, as well as discretionary objectives that varied by
work group. On balance, compensation objectives were not met, except that NCR
net income threshold objectives were achieved.
Long-term incentives generally are comprised of stock-related awards under
the NCR Management Stock Plan. The Committee believes that this type of
incentive compensation aligns management's interests with the interests of
stockholders. Long-term incentives awarded in 1997 included restricted stock
units under the NCR Long Term Incentive Program (the "LTIP") and stock options
under the Management Stock Plan.
Each executive officer is eligible to receive an annual grant of stock
options with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the stock on
the grant date.
The executive officers also are eligible to receive awards of restricted
stock units under the LTIP. This program rewards performance against Company
and business unit objectives in the current year, and the performance of NCR
stock in subsequent years. Objectives for the executive officers for 1997 were
financial measures of net income, return on assets, contribution margin, and
revenue growth, as well as discretionary objectives that varied by work group.
Awards earned in 1997 were issued in the form of restricted stock units that
will vest in two years. The 1997 awards generally were based upon the Company
and the business units not meeting their compensation objectives, except that
NCR net income threshold objectives were achieved.
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In connection with the successful completion of the Spinoff of NCR from AT&T
and pursuant to commitments made prior to the Spinoff, executive officers also
received the following stock awards effective January 2, 1997: special Spinoff
option grants with a five-year term that become exercisable after two years;
grants of stock options and awards of restricted stock units, and in some
cases restricted stock and phantom share accounts, for shares of NCR stock
that replaced outstanding awards for stock of AT&T; and one-time grants of
options to purchase 90 shares of Company stock under the NCR WorldShares Plan,
which granted such options to all employees of the Company.
Mr. Nyberg participates in the same executive compensation plans that cover
the other executive officers, determined according to the same compensation
philosophy and principles. For 1997, Mr. Nyberg's annual incentive award under
the MIP and his award of restricted stock units under the LTIP were based on
NCR's performance against the following measures: net income, return on
assets, and revenue; with a discretionary component. Mr. Nyberg's 1997 MIP and
LTIP awards were based on the Company not meeting its compensation objectives,
except that NCR net income threshold objectives were achieved.
Mr. Nyberg also has a letter established by AT&T, pre-Spinoff, defining
selected parts of his compensation. Pursuant to commitments made prior to the
Spinoff, Mr. Nyberg received the following in 1997: a completion bonus
installment payment; a special hiring bonus installment payment; and a special
Spinoff grant of options and restricted stock.
The Company's policy with respect to the deductibility limit of Section
162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally is to preserve the federal
income tax deductibility of compensation paid when it is appropriate and is in
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. However, the Company
reserves the right to authorize the payment of nondeductible compensation if
it deems that is appropriate.
Dated: February 18, 1998
The Compensation Committee:
Duane L. Burnham, Chairman
David R. Holmes
Linda Fayne Levinson
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following tables set forth certain compensation information for the
Company's most highly compensated executives, including the Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of NCR, for the year ended December 31, 1997
(the "Named Executives").
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION --------------------------------
AWARDS(1) PAYOUTS
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OTHER SECURITIES
ANNUAL UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND COMPEN- RESTRICTED OPTIONS/ LTIP COMPEN-
PRINCIPAL SALARY BONUS SATION STOCK AWARDS SARS PAYOUTS SATION
POSITION YEAR ($) ($) $(2) $(3a) #(4) $(5) $(6)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lars Ny-
berg(7) 1997 873,862 129,500 98,581 129,500(3b) 254,296 -- 536,252
Chairman of
the Board, 5,000,000(3c)
Chief Execu-
tive Offi-
cer, and 1996 647,658 772,915 129,472 705,206(3d) 0 489,127 2,327,921
President 98,852(3e)
1995 272,308 760,506 122,847 990,942(3d) 692,196 -- 0
45,036(3e)
2,222,500(3f)
Anthony Fano 1997 308,659 10,850 12,369 21,700(3b) 53,026 -- 6,044
Senior Vice
President 1996 303,009 171,084 26,241 153,318(3d) 17,742 0 5,625
Retail Solu-
tions Group 1995 285,577 45,383 94,772 204,452(3d) 24,278 80,900 5,625
John L.
Giering 1997 345,390 24,500 11,253 24,500(3b) 59,904 -- 5,991
Senior Vice
President
and 1996 326,490 232,275 22,025 206,195(3d) 25,099 0 3,534,852
Chief Finan-
cial Officer 1995 309,522 84,476 15,523 303,832(3d) 33,592 144,000 399,149
Per-Olof
Loof(8) 1997 340,065 45,449 45,383 23,620(3b) 53,026 -- 27
Senior Vice
President 44,779(3e)
Financial
Solutions
Group 1996 339,174 192,780 -- 155,762(3d) 17,742 0 0
1995 270,188 106,444 -- 140,050(3d) 4,735 0 0
Hideaki
Takahashi(9) 1997 375,823 11,932 42,771 24,397(3b) 53,026 -- 38,327
Senior Vice
President 1996 327,706 196,627 -- 206,288(3d) 14,206 0 0
Worldwide
Field Organ-
ization 61,153(3e)
1995 385,018 100,213 -- 258,691(3d) 14,269 31,277 0
48,003(3e)
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(1) Prior to 1997, all awards were granted with respect to AT&T common stock.
On January 2, 1997, all awards of AT&T stock options and restricted stock
units, except for the award of 35,000 AT&T restricted stock units granted
to Mr. Nyberg by AT&T in September 1995, were replaced with comparable
awards based on NCR stock with share numbers and exercise prices, as
applicable, adjusted to preserve the economic value of such awards at the
time of the Spinoff of NCR from AT&T. In order to account for AT&T's
divestiture of Lucent on September 30, 1996, and the Spinoff of NCR on
December 31, 1996, the number of shares of NCR common stock underlying the
replacement awards was calculated by multiplying the number of shares of
AT&T common stock under the original award by a factor of 1.34777 (the
"Lucent Factor") and then multiplying the resulting figure by a factor of
1.17128 (the "NCR Factor"). Similarly, to determine the exercise price of
the new NCR replacement stock options, the original exercise price was
divided by the Lucent Factor and then the resulting number was again
divided by the NCR Factor.
The amounts shown in the column "Restricted Stock Awards" represent the
dollar value of such awards on the dates originally granted. These amounts
did not change with respect to the replacement grants described above. The
amounts shown for stock options represent the number of shares of NCR common
stock underlying such options. As set forth above, all of the outstanding
options for AT&T common stock that were granted by AT&T prior to the Spinoff
were replaced with options for NCR common stock. Accordingly, the amounts
shown in the "Securities Underlying Options/SARs" column in 1996 and 1995
represent the number of shares of NCR common stock that would have been
underlying such options on the dates originally granted based on the
conversion formula described above.
(2) Includes (a) dividend equivalents paid with respect to long-term
restricted stock units and performance shares prior to the end of the
three-year performance period, (b) tax payment reimbursements, (c) the
value of certain personal benefits and perquisites, including $22,588 for
use of a vehicle by Mr. Loof in 1997, and (d) relocation reimbursements.
Does not include perquisites and personal benefits when such compensation
is less than $50,000 or 10% of the Named Executive's salary and bonus for
that year.
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(3)(a) The amounts shown represent the dollar value of restricted stock awards
granted under the NCR Long Term Incentive Program (the "LTIP"), a
program offered under the NCR Management Stock Plan (the "NCR Stock
Plan"), restricted stock awards granted under the 1987 AT&T Long Term
Incentive Plan (the "AT&T Stock Plan"), and other restricted stock
awards, on the date such awards were originally granted.
On December 31, 1997, the aggregate value of the unvested restricted
stock awards granted under the LTIP of the NCR Stock Plan (based on an
NCR common stock price of $27.8125 per share) for the 1995-1997 and 1996-
1998 performance cycles (including any NCR replacement awards in respect
of AT&T restricted stock awards that were converted upon the Spinoff) for
Messrs. Nyberg, Fano, Giering, Loof, and Takahashi, respectively, was
$926,768, $220,887, $298,094, $201,418, and $295,536.
The aggregate number of shares and value on December 31, 1997 (based on
an NCR common stock price of $27.8125 per share) for all unvested awards
of other restricted shares of NCR common stock (including restricted
stock units or phantom share units) as such awards were replaced under
the formula described above in footnote 1, for Messrs. Nyberg, Fano,
Loof, and Takahashi, respectively, was 153,454 shares ($4,267,940);
16,225 shares ($451,258); 1,587 shares ($44,138); and 3,922 shares
($109,081). The value of the 35,000 restricted stock units awarded to Mr.
Nyberg by AT&T, which was converted to 50,013 shares of AT&T restricted
stock units as set forth below in footnote 3(f), was $3,066,422 on
December 31, 1997 (based on an AT&T common stock price of $61.3125 per
share).
(b) In February 1998, NCR's Compensation Committee granted performance-based
awards of NCR restricted stock units under the LTIP of the NCR Stock Plan.
The awards for the 1997-1999 performance cycle were generally based on the
Company and the business units not meeting their compensation objectives
in 1997, except that NCR net income threshold objectives were achieved.
The number of shares of NCR common stock represented by these awards
granted to Messrs. Nyberg, Fano, Giering, Loof, and Takahashi,
respectively, were 4,059, 681, 768, 741, and 765.
(c) In January 1997, NCR granted Mr. Nyberg a special award of 149,533
restricted shares of NCR common stock pursuant to a letter agreement with
AT&T, dated June 7, 1996. This award will become fully vested (i) in
September 1999, provided Mr. Nyberg is still employed by NCR as of that
date, or (ii) prior to that date if he dies, becomes disabled, is
involuntarily terminated other than for cause, or voluntarily terminates
following certain specified occurrences. Dividends, if any, are reinvested
in additional shares of restricted stock and are subject to the same
provisions as the original award.
(d) In January 1997, the Compensation Committee granted performance-based
awards of NCR restricted stock units under the LTIP of the NCR Stock Plan
to the Named Executives as follows. First, Messrs. Fano, Giering, Loof,
and Takahashi received NCR restricted stock units for the 1996-1998 cycle
based on the achievement of specific 1996 performance objectives. The
number of shares of NCR common stock represented by these awards granted
to Messrs. Fano, Giering, Loof, and Takahashi, respectively, were 4,327,
5,819, 4,396, and 5,822. Second, the committee also granted replacement
awards of NCR restricted stock units under the NCR Stock Plan for
performance share awards that had been granted to the Named Executives
under the AT&T Stock Plan, with the exception of the award of 35,000 AT&T
restricted stock units granted to Mr. Nyberg by AT&T in 1995, described
below in footnote 3(f), which was not replaced with an award based on NCR
common stock.
The following awards granted under the AT&T Stock Plan were replaced with
NCR restricted stock units under the NCR Stock Plan based on the conversion
formula described above in footnote 1. In 1994 and 1995, awards classified
as performance share awards under the AT&T Stock Plan for the 1994-1996 and
the 1995-1997 performance cycles, respectively, were granted to the Named
Executives. The number of shares of NCR common stock represented by the
replacement awards for both of these cycles that were granted to Messrs.
Nyberg, Fano, Giering, Loof, and Takahashi, respectively, were 30,525,
6,305, 9,347, 4,340, and 7,992. At the time of these grants, the payout of
such awards was tied to achieving certain business objectives with the full
award earned if 100% of the objectives was achieved over the three-year
cycles. In December 1995, as a result of the Spinoff and the resulting
change in the Company's business objectives, AT&T's Compensation Committee
deemed that the performance objectives for the 1994-1996 and the 1995-1997
performance cycles had been met in full. In addition, in 1996, the AT&T
Compensation Committee granted an award to Mr. Nyberg for the 1996-1998
cycle without performance criteria. The number of shares of NCR common stock
represented by Mr. Nyberg's replacement award for this cycle is 16,661.
The awards under the LTIP of the NCR Stock Plan for the 1997-1999 and 1996-
1998 cycles and the replacement awards granted for the 1996-1998, 1995-1997,
and 1994-1996 cycles will vest in one installment at the end of the
respective cycle and be payable in the first quarter following the end of
that three-year cycle, with certain exceptions in the case of death,
disability, or retirement. For example, awards granted under the 1997-1999
cycle will vest in one installment at the end of 1999 and be payable in the
first quarter of 2000 if the participant remains employed by NCR for the
three full years ending December 31, 1999. Awards are distributed as common
stock, or as cash equal to the value of the underlying shares, or partly in
common stock and partly in cash. Dividend equivalents, if any, on these
awards are paid in cash.
(e) In conjunction with the Officer Plan (as defined below under the caption
"Pension Plans"), in 1997, Mr. Loof received 1,587 restricted shares of
NCR common stock. In 1996 and 1995, Messrs. Nyberg and Takahashi received
restricted shares of AT&T common stock that were subsequently replaced
with awards of restricted shares of NCR common stock on January 2, 1997.
The number of shares represented by the replacement awards to Messrs.
Nyberg and Takahashi, respectively, are 2,519 and 1,558 for awards made in
1996, and 1,316 and 1,435 for awards made in 1995. Dividends, if any, on
these shares are reinvested in additional shares of restricted stock. The
value of such awards at the date of grant is reflected in the above table.
These awards vest at age 55 provided the officers are still employed by
NCR as of that date, and become freely transferable at age 62.
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(f) During 1995, as part of an AT&T special equity incentive/retention
program, Mr. Nyberg received a special restricted stock unit award of
35,000 shares of AT&T common stock from AT&T. This grant vests four years
after the date of grant and carries stringent penalties for competition
and other specified adverse activities. Dividends on the restricted stock
units are paid in cash. The grant to Mr. Nyberg was not converted into an
award based on NCR common stock upon the Spinoff, but remains denominated
in AT&T stock and the responsibility of AT&T. However, to preserve the
economic value of this award after the spinoffs of Lucent and NCR from
AT&T, the number of shares underlying the original award was multiplied by
the Lucent Factor and the resulting number was multiplied by 1.06026 to
account for the NCR Spinoff. As a result of this conversion, the number of
shares of AT&T common stock underlying this award is currently 50,013. The
value of this award at the date of grant is reflected in the above table.
(4) In 1997, amounts shown represent the number of shares of NCR common stock
underlying the options on the date originally granted. In 1995 and 1996,
amounts shown represent the number of shares of NCR common stock that
would have been underlying the original AT&T stock option grants on the
dates originally granted based on the conversion formula described above
in footnote 1.
On January 2, 1997, NCR's Compensation Committee granted the Named
Executives options under three different programs. First, the Named
Executives received special turnaround Spinoff grants under the NCR Stock
Plan. Second, the Named Executives received management stock option grants
for NCR common stock under the NCR Stock Plan. Third, each Named Executive
received options under the NCR WorldShares Plan as part of a company-wide
grant to employees in connection with the achievement of certain performance
goals in 1996. The aggregate number of shares of NCR common stock underlying
the turnaround, management, and WorldShares options is listed in the above
table for 1997.
In addition, on January 2, 1997, the Compensation Committee also granted the
Named Executives replacement awards for those options granted under the AT&T
Stock Plan that were unexercised as of the Spinoff. These grants replaced
options for AT&T common stock that expired by their terms upon the Spinoff
because the Named Executives were no longer employed by AT&T after December
31, 1996. The unexercised AT&T options were replaced with options for NCR
common stock based on the formula described above in footnote 1. The
expiration date and vesting schedule of the original grants were not changed
in the replacement option grants.
(5) Includes distribution in 1995 to Messrs. Fano, Giering, and Takahashi
under the AT&T Stock Plan of performance units for the 1992-1994
performance cycle ended December 31, 1994. Also, includes payment in 1996
to Mr. Nyberg under the AT&T Stock Plan of performance units for the 1993-
1995 cycle.
(6) For Mr. Nyberg, includes payments in 1996 and 1997 of $375,000 in respect
of a lump-sum completion bonus and $39,333 in respect of a special hiring
bonus, which payments were made pursuant to letter agreements between AT&T
and Mr. Nyberg, dated June 7, 1996, and July 13, 1995, respectively. In
1996, pursuant to the June 7, 1996 letter agreement with AT&T, includes a
$1,900,000 lump-sum payment to Mr. Nyberg in lieu of special pension
benefits and entitlements he would have received from AT&T had he stayed
in that company's employ. For a summary of the employment agreements with
Mr. Nyberg, see the caption "Employment Agreements and Change in Control
Arrangements" below. In addition, the table includes in 1997 and 1996,
respectively, a premium payment of $115,790 and $13,588 for a split-dollar
life insurance policy for Mr. Nyberg. Includes in 1997 NCR matching
contributions of $5,938 to the NCR Savings Plan for each of Messrs.
Nyberg, Fano, and Giering. Includes for each of Messrs. Fano and Giering
NCR matching contributions of $5,625 to the NCR Savings Plan in 1996 and
1995. Also includes in 1997 a fractional share payout in connection with
the replacement options granted on January 2, 1997, to Messrs. Nyberg,
Fano, Giering, Loof, and Takahashi of $191, $107, $54, $27, and $29,
respectively. For Mr. Takahashi, includes payment of $38,298 in 1997 for
his expatriate assignments to Singapore and the United States. For Mr.
Giering, includes in 1996 and 1995, respectively, accrued interest of
$516,579 and $393,524, and, in 1996, a tax payment reimbursement of
$727,648 on a lump-sum amount payable pursuant to an employment agreement
with NCR and AT&T, dated September 23, 1991, providing for Mr. Giering's
employment as Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, of NCR.
This agreement expired on December 31, 1996, and Mr. Giering received in
1996 the lump-sum payment of $2,275,000, plus interest and tax payment
reimbursement, pursuant to said agreement, which amounts are included in
the above table. In addition, includes $10,000 lump-sum payment in 1996 to
Mr. Giering for achievement of performance objectives relating to the
Company's real estate portfolio.
(7) Mr. Nyberg became Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and
President of NCR effective June 1995.
(8) Mr. Loof joined NCR from AT&T on October 2, 1995. Salary, bonus, and all
other annual compensation paid to Mr. Loof is reported in U.S. dollars
although it is paid in U.K. pound sterling. The values listed above are
based on the following currency conversion rates: $1.6508, $1.713, and
$1.55075 per U.K. pound sterling for 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively.
The conversion rates used were those rates published by Reuters News
Service on the last day of December of each year.
(9) Salary, bonus, and all other compensation paid to Mr. Takahashi is
reported in U.S. dollars although it is paid in Japanese yen and Singapore
dollars. The values listed above are based on the following currency
conversion rates: $.007659, $.008624, and $.009674 per Japanese yen for
1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively, and $.594354 per Singapore dollar for
1997. The conversion rates used were those rates published by Reuters News
Service on the last day of December of each year.
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Option Grants in 1997
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INDIVIDUAL GRANTS
------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF
SHARES PERCENT OF GRANT
UNDERLYING TOTAL DATE
OPTIONS OPTIONS EXERCISE PRESENT
GRANTED GRANTED TO PRICE EXPIRATION VALUE
NAME (#) EMPLOYEES ($/SHARE) DATE ($)(4)
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Lars Nyberg 104,673(1) 1.67% 33.4375 1/2/07 1,737,572
149,533(2) 2.39% 33.4375 1/2/02 1,996,266
90(3) * 33.4375 1/2/02 924
Anthony Fano 23,029(1) 0.37% 33.4375 1/2/07 382,281
29,907(2) 0.48% 33.4375 1/2/02 399,258
90(3) * 33.4375 1/2/02 924
John L. Giering 29,907(1) 0.48% 33.4375 1/2/07 496,456
29,907(2) 0.48% 33.4375 1/2/02 399,258
90(3) * 33.4375 1/2/02 924
Per-Olof Loof 23,029(1) 0.37% 33.4375 1/2/07 382,281
29,907(2) 0.48% 33.4375 1/2/02 399,258
90(3) * 33.4375 1/2/02 924
Hideaki Takahashi 23,029(1) 0.37% 33.4375 1/2/07 382,281
29,907(2) 0.48% 33.4375 1/2/02 399,258
90(3) * 33.4375 1/2/02 924
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* Denotes less than 0.001%.
(1) These management options were part of the regular annual grant of options
under the NCR Stock Plan. The options become exercisable in 25% increments
over four years, provided the officer is still employed by NCR, with
certain exceptions in the case of death, disability, or retirement.
(2) These turnaround options were awarded under the NCR Stock Plan as part of
a special one-time option grant following the Spinoff. The options become
exercisable January 2, 1999, provided the officer is still employed by
NCR, with certain exceptions in the case of death, disability, or
retirement.
(3) These options were granted under the NCR WorldShares Plan, a global stock
option program for all employees. The options became exercisable in one
installment on January 2, 1998.
(4) In accordance with SEC rules, the Black-Scholes option pricing model was
chosen to estimate the grant date present value of the options set forth
in the above table. NCR's use of this model should not be construed as an
endorsement of its accuracy at valuing options. All stock option valuation
models, including the Black-Scholes model, require certain assumptions to
be made. The following assumptions were made for purposes of calculating
the grant date present values listed above: for the management options,
volatility at 40%, dividend yield at 0%, an expected term of 6 years, and
interest rate of 6.35%; for the turnaround options, volatility at 40%,
dividend yield at 0%, an expected term of 4 years, and interest rate of
6.35%; for the WorldShares Plan options, volatility at 40%, dividend yield
at 0%, an expected term of 2.5 years, and interest rate of 6.35%. The real
value of the options in the above table depends upon the actual
performance of the NCR stock underlying the options during the applicable
period.
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Aggregated Option Exercises in 1997
and Year-End Values
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VALUE OF
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS AT OPTIONS/SARS AT
YEAR END YEAR END
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ACQUIRED ON VALUE
EXERCISE REALIZED EXERCISABLE/ EXERCISABLE/
NAME(1) (#) ($) UNEXERCISABLE(2) UNEXERCISABLE(3)
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Lars Nyberg 0 0 40,500 0
905,992 0
Anthony Fano 0 0 59,343 56,911
82,111 0
John L. Giering 0 0 79,124 0
103,466 0
Per-Olof Loof 0 0 14,771 0
74,790 0
Hideaki Takahashi 0 0 67,186 440,775
72,608 0
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(1) None of the individuals set forth in the above table has stock
appreciation rights.
(2) Includes both options granted prior to and following the Spinoff. Options
granted prior to the Spinoff were granted with respect to AT&T common
stock under the AT&T Stock Plan and, to the extent outstanding on December
31, 1996, were replaced on January 2, 1997, with options for shares of NCR
common stock under the NCR Stock Plan. This replacement was intended to
preserve the economic value of the options at the time of the Spinoff. The
number of shares of NCR common stock covered by the replacement options
was calculated by multiplying the number of shares of AT&T common stock
underlying the options as of the Lucent spinoff by 1.34777 ("the Lucent
Factor") and then, to the extent such options were still outstanding on
December 31, 1997, multiplying the resulting number of shares by 1.17128
(the "NCR Factor"). The exercise price was determined by dividing the
original exercise price by the Lucent Factor and then dividing the
resulting figure by the NCR Factor.
(3) The value of in-the-money options assumes the closing market price of NCR
common stock underlying the NCR stock options as of December 31, 1997
($27.8125).
Pension Plans
The Company maintains the NCR Pension Plan, a qualified, non-contributory
defined benefit plan which provides retirement benefits to employees based in
the United States, including Messrs. Nyberg, Giering, and Fano. Benefits
payable under the NCR Pension Plan are funded solely by contributions made by
NCR on an actuarial basis to a trust. Generally, benefits for employees are
based on a participant's years of credited service with NCR and its
subsidiaries and the participant's Modified Average Pay (as defined in the NCR
Pension Plan). For each year of credited service, the participant receives
between 1.3% and 1.7% of his or her Modified Average Pay and such benefits
vest after a participant has completed five years of service with NCR or its
subsidiaries, as well as at age 65. An additional benefit (the "PensionPlus
benefit") equivalent to 1.5% of a participant's Compensation (as defined in
the NCR Pension Plan) paid in each month since January 1, 1992, and 2% of
Compensation paid in 1991, is also provided.
The NCR Nonqualified Excess Plan (the "Excess Plan") provides supplemental
retirement benefits to those employees of NCR whose retirement benefits under
the NCR Pension Plan are affected by limits under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"). The supplemental pension benefits provided by
the Excess Plan equal the difference between the benefits under the NCR
Pension Plan without regard to Code limits and the actual pension benefits
payable under the NCR Pension Plan. The supplemental benefits under the Excess
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Plan will be paid at the same time and in the same form as the benefits under
the NCR Pension Plan. The Excess Plan is a nonqualified plan, funded from
general corporate assets. Messrs. Nyberg, Fano, and Giering participate in the
Excess Plan.
Mr. Takahashi participates in the NCR Japan Directors Pension Plan, a non-
contributory plan which provides retirement benefits to directors of NCR
Japan, Ltd., of which NCR is the majority owner. Generally, benefits under the
NCR Japan Directors Pension Plan are determined by accumulating a lump-sum
amount for each year of service as a director, determined by multiplying gross
monthly base pay for each year by a specified multiplier. The multiplier
applicable to Mr. Takahashi's benefit is 4.2. Each year's amount is added to
the accumulated amount as of the previous year, and the previous year's
accumulated amount is increased by a specified interest rate. Mr. Takahashi's
benefit is fully vested.
Mr. Loof participates in the NCR (Scotland) Pension Plan, which provides
retirement benefits to employees of NCR Financial Solutions Ltd., a wholly-
owned subsidiary of NCR. The NCR (Scotland) Pension Plan is made up of three
parts: a non-contributory final average pay defined benefit plan, a
contributory defined contribution money purchase plan, and a non-contributory
death benefit plan. The final average pay plan benefit is calculated as 1% of
Final Pensionable Earnings (as defined in the NCR (Scotland) Pension Plan) for
each year of service while participating in the plan. The money purchase plan
benefit consists of employee contributions of 3%, 4%, or 5% of earnings, as
elected by the employee, with Company matching contributions equal to 50% of
the employee contributions. The death benefit plan provides a lump-sum death
benefit, a spouse's pension and children's pensions if a participant dies
before age 65. By the terms of the plan, Mr. Loof's benefits are calculated by
taking into consideration no more than the first 84,000 pounds sterling of
earnings. Mr. Loof's benefits are fully vested.
Mr. Loof also participates in the NCR Mid-Career Hire Supplemental Pension
Plan, which pays a benefit to an employee hired by NCR for the first time at
age 35 or over, at a level of D-Band or higher, who is working at a level of
E-Band or higher at termination of employment from NCR, and whose total
service with NCR and its affiliates at the E-Band level is five or more years.
The benefit equals 1% of annual pay for each "Pension Credit Year," which is
each year worked for NCR, up to a maximum equal to the number of years between
age 30 and the age on the date of hire with NCR.
NCR also maintains two nonqualified, unfunded supplemental retirement plans
that cover executive officers designated as participants thereunder by the
Compensation Committee. The NCR Senior Executive Retirement, Death &
Disability Plan (the "Senior Executive Plan") covers Messrs. Giering and Fano.
The Retirement Plan for Officers of NCR (the "Officer Plan") is generally
designed to replace the Senior Executive Plan for officers and senior managers
appointed after November 30, 1988, and covers Messrs. Nyberg, Loof, and
Takahashi.
The Senior Executive Plan provides monthly benefits upon termination of
employment based upon 4% of a final average monthly pay per year of service to
a maximum of 15 years. Final average monthly pay is determined by taking into
account the participant's highest consecutive 36 months of compensation (i.e.,
salary, any management incentive plan award, and 50% of certain long-term
incentive plan awards) during the last six years of employment. The benefit is
actuarially reduced to the extent that the participant is under age 62 at the
time of retirement. The benefit is offset by the participant's Social Security
primary insurance amount; by the benefit under the NCR Pension Plan, the
Excess Plan, or under any other pension, profit sharing, savings, or other
retirement plan of NCR, an NCR affiliate, or a prior employer; and any
disability income benefits received pursuant to a disability income plan
sponsored by NCR. The Senior Executive Plan also provides for disability
benefits in the event that a participant's employment is terminated due to
total disability and for death benefits in a reduced amount. The Compensation
Committee generally has discretion to disallow benefits in the event that a
participant engages in certain competition with NCR during the three-year
period following termination of employment with NCR.
Prior to January 1, 1997, the Senior Executive Plan contained a change in
control provision that was triggered when NCR's stockholders approved the
merger of NCR with a wholly-owned subsidiary of AT&T in
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1991. Messrs. Giering and Fano are entitled to benefits under the Senior
Executive Plan that are enhanced by this change in control provision, which
includes an additional five years of service and a guaranteed minimum
compensation amount for purposes of calculating the pension benefit under the
Senior Executive Plan, and the ability to commence receiving benefits at any
time after attaining age 50, subject to more favorable early retirement
reduction factors.
The Officer Plan provides for monthly benefits upon termination of
employment based upon 2.5% of career average monthly pay for service after
becoming a participant, including salary, any management incentive plan award,
and certain long-term incentive plan awards. The monthly benefit is
actuarially reduced to the extent that the participant is under age 62 at the
time of retirement. The monthly benefit is offset by the participant's benefit
under the NCR Pension Plan (other than the PensionPlus benefits), the Excess
Plan, and any employer-provided benefit under any other retirement plan of
NCR, an NCR affiliate, and any disability income benefits received pursuant to
a disability income plan sponsored by NCR. The Officer Plan permits
participants to elect a joint and survivor form of annuity providing for
reduced lifetime benefits and an annuity for the life of the participant's
surviving spouse. Under the Officer Plan, no benefit is payable if the
participant terminates employment prior to one year from the effective date of
participation in the plan. In addition, a participant whose employment is
terminated prior to age 55 for any reason other than death receives no
benefits, unless he or she has been employed by NCR for at least ten years
prior to termination of employment. However, a participant will be entitled to
his or her accrued benefit under the Officer Plan if the participant's
employment with NCR is terminated under circumstances entitling the
participant to severance benefits under an NCR change in control severance
plan (as described below under the caption "Employment Agreements and Change
in Control Arrangements"). The Officer Plan also provides death benefits in
reduced amount. The Compensation Committee has discretion to disallow benefits
in the event that a participant engages in certain competition with NCR during
the three-year period following termination of employment with NCR. Prior to
1997, participants in the Officer Plan received annual awards of NCR
restricted stock with a face value equal to 15% of base salary. The restricted
stock vests at age 55, provided the participant remains employed with NCR
until that date, and becomes freely transferable at age 62.
Certain of NCR's nonqualified executive pension plan benefits are supported
by a benefits trust, the assets of which are subject to the claims of NCR's
creditors.
If Messrs. Nyberg, Fano, Giering, Loof, and Takahashi continue in their
current positions, at current salaries and at target bonus levels, and retire
at age 62 from NCR, the estimated annual pension amounts payable from NCR's
qualified and nonqualified defined benefit pension plans, including
supplemental pension plans, would be $1,148,130, $301,880, $391,200, $254,645,
and $249,585, respectively.
Employment Agreements and
Change in Control Arrangements
In connection with NCR's Spinoff from AT&T at the end of 1996, the Company
assumed liability under the following agreements already in effect between Mr.
Nyberg and AT&T: (a) letter agreement, dated April 18, 1995 (the "1995
Agreement"), (b) letter agreement, dated July 13, 1995 (the "Supplemental
Agreement"), and (c) letter agreement, dated June 7, 1996 (the "1996
Agreement").
The 1995 Agreement provided for Mr. Nyberg's employment with NCR prior to
the Spinoff, including the payment of a base salary, an incentive award in
1995, performance unit awards under the AT&T Stock Plan, and options to
purchase shares of AT&T common stock. On January 2, 1997, the outstanding
performance units were replaced with comparable restricted stock unit awards
based on NCR common stock under the NCR Management Stock Plan, which
replacement was intended to preserve the economic value of the awards at the
time of the Spinoff. The number of NCR restricted stock units underlying the
replaced performance units was 30,525.
Under the terms of the Supplemental Agreement, Mr. Nyberg receives a special
hiring bonus of $118,000 payable by NCR to Mr. Nyberg in three equal
installments on June 1 of each of the years 1996 through 1998.
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These payments are conditioned on Mr. Nyberg's continued employment with NCR
on such dates. The 1996 Agreement provides for an annual bonus of $375,000,
payable by NCR to Mr. Nyberg on June 1 of each of the years 1996 through 1998,
and a bonus of $3,875,000, payable by NCR to Mr. Nyberg on June 1, 1999,
provided in each case that Mr. Nyberg is employed by NCR on such dates
(collectively, the "Completion Bonus"). In the event his employment is
terminated as a result of death, Disability, involuntary termination other
than for Cause, or Termination for Good Reason (as such terms are defined in
the 1996 Agreement), Mr. Nyberg (or his estate) will receive a one-time
payment of $5,000,000, less any Completion Bonus payments already received.
The 1996 Agreement also provides for a bonus of $2,000,000 to be paid to Mr.
Nyberg on or after June 1, 1999, upon NCR offering and Mr. Nyberg accepting an
employment contract with NCR for an additional two-year period beyond June 1,
1999 (the "Re-enlistment Bonus"). As required by the 1996 Agreement, prior to
the Spinoff, NCR established a rabbi trust with assets sufficient to fund the
portion of the Completion Bonus unpaid at the Spinoff and the Re-enlistment
Bonus.
Pursuant to the terms of the 1996 Agreement, on January 2, 1997, NCR
provided Mr. Nyberg with (a) a grant of options to purchase 149,533 shares of
NCR common stock, representing the number of shares of NCR common stock valued
at the market price of such shares at the date of grant equal to $5,000,000,
and (b) a grant of 149,533 restricted shares of NCR common stock such that the
market price per share of NCR common stock at the date of grant multiplied by
such number of restricted shares equals $5,000,000. Such options and
restricted shares will become exercisable or vest, as applicable, in September
1999.
The NCR Change in Control Severance Plan for Executive Officers (the "CIC
Plan") provides that certain severance benefits are payable to an executive
officer whose employment with NCR is terminated as a result of involuntary
termination other than for Cause, or voluntary termination for Good Reason (as
such terms are defined in the CIC Plan), during the three years following the
occurrence of any of certain enumerated events, or voluntary termination for
any reason during the thirteenth calendar month following the month in which
the triggering event occurs. The severance benefits include severance pay
equal to base pay for three years, payment of the target bonus under the MIP
for the years during which separation pay is received, reimbursement for any
excise tax liability with respect to the severance benefits under Internal
Revenue Code Section 4999, continued medical insurance coverage for the
officer and eligible dependents and continued life insurance coverage for the
officer, outplacement services, and financial counseling. In addition, the
officer will be fully vested in any NCR stock options or other stock awards,
and any accrued benefit under the Officer Plan. Payment of the severance pay
ceases if the officer becomes employed with NCR or an unrelated company. If
the officer dies while receiving severance benefits, the benefits will
continue to be paid to the officer's estate. The CIC Plan terminates December
31, 2000. The change in control agreement between NCR and Mr. Nyberg contains
the same terms as the CIC Plan, except that the severance payments include
payment of target long-term incentive bonuses for the severance pay period. It
also terminates December 31, 2000.
The above notice and proxy are sent by order of the Board of Directors.
/s/ Laura K. Nyquist
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Laura K. Nyquist
Corporate Secretary
Dated: March 3, 1998
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LOGO
1998 ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
RESERVATION REQUEST FORM
Complete the following information and return to Laura K. Nyquist, Corporate
Secretary, NCR Corporation, 1700 South Patterson Blvd., Dayton, Ohio 45479, for
admission to the 1998 Annual Stockholders Meeting of NCR Corporation.
Stockholder's Name and Address:
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Number of Shares of NCR Common
Stock held: --------------------------------------------
If the shares listed above are not registered in your name, identify the name
of the stockholder of record below and include evidence that you beneficially
own the shares.
Stockholder of Record: --------------------------------------------
THIS IS NOT A PROXY CARD
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[ncr logo] PROXY/VOTING INSTRUCTION CARD
NCR Corporation
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR NCR'S ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS ON APRIL 16, 1998.
The undersigned stockholder of NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation
(''NCR''), hereby appoints Lars Nyberg, John L. Giering, and Jon S. Hoak, and
each of them, proxies, with the powers the undersigned would possess if
personally present, and with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of
common stock of NCR that the undersigned is entitled to vote at NCR's Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held in Dayton, Ohio, on April 16, 1998, and at
any postponement or adjournment thereof, upon any matter that may properly come
before the meeting, or any postponement or adjournment thereof, including the
matters described in the proxy statement furnished herewith. This proxy also
provides voting instructions to the trustee of the NCR Savings Plan and to the
trustees and administrators of the benefit plans of AT&T Corp., Lucent
Technologies, Inc., AT&T Capital Corporation, or other companies, with respect
to shares of NCR common stock the undersigned may hold under such plans for
which the undersigned is entitled to vote at said meeting to the extent
permitted by such plans and their trustees and administrators.
THE PROXIES OR THE TRUSTEES AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE PLANS, AS THE CASE MAY
BE, WILL VOTE YOUR SHARES IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR DIRECTIONS ON THIS CARD. IF
YOU DO NOT INDICATE YOUR CHOICES ON THIS CARD, THE PROXIES WILL VOTE YOUR SHARES
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTORS' RECOMMENDATIONS. IF YOU ARE AN NCR SAVINGS
PLAN OR OTHER BENEFIT PLAN PARTICIPANT ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE 1998 ANNUAL
MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND DO NOT INDICATE YOUR CHOICES ON THIS CARD, THOSE
SHARES WILL BE VOTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF SUCH PLANS.
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NCR Corporation
1700 South Patterson Boulevard
Dayton, OH 45479-0001
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[NCR LOGO HERE]
c/o BankBoston
P.O. Box 9398
Boston, MA 02205-9398
Instructions for Voting Your Proxy
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NCR is now offering stockholders three alternative ways of voting their proxies.
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.By Telephone (using a touch-tone telephone) .Through the Internet (using a browser) .By Mail (traditional method)
Your telephone or Internet vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you marked, signed, and
returned your proxy card. NCR Corporation encourages you to use these cost-effective and convenient ways of voting, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
TELEPHONE VOTING
. This method of voting is available for residents of the U.S. and Canada.
. On a touch tone telephone, call TOLL FREE 1-888-807-7699, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
. You will be asked to enter the number listed in the box marked "Control Number" above your name in the lower left hand corner
of this form.
. Have your proxy card ready, then follow these instructions:
OPTION 1: To vote as the Board of Directors recommends on ALL proposals, press 1.
OPTION 2: If you choose to vote on each proposal separately, press 2.
Proposal 1: To vote for the nominee, press 1; to withhold for the nominee, press 2.
Proposal 2: To vote for, press 1; against, press 2; abstain, press 3.
. Your vote will be confirmed and cast as you directed.
INTERNET VOTING
. There may be Internet charges (usage or server fees) that must be paid by the stockholder.
. Visit our Internet voting website at HTTP://WWW.EQUISERVE.COM/PROXY/
. Enter the Control Number above your name and follow the instructions on your screen, which are similar to those listed above
for telephone voting.
VOTING BY MAIL
. Simply mark, sign, and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope.
. If you are voting by telephone or the Internet, please do not mail your proxy card.
NCR'S Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 16, 1998, at NCR's Sugar Camp Education Center, 101 W.
Schantz Ave., Dayton, OH 45479. Please see your proxy statement for instructions should you wish to attend the meeting.
PLEASE DETACH PROXY CARD HERE
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[X] Please mark
votes as in
this example.
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NCR's Directors recommend a vote "FOR" proposals 1 and 2.
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1. Election of Class B FOR WITHHELD 2. Approval of the Appointment of FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Director: [_] [_] Price Waterhouse L.L.P. as [_] [_] [_]
Linda Fayne Levinson Independent Accountants for
1998.
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Discontinue Annual
Report Duplicate Account [_]
Vote Limitations on Other
Side of Card [_]
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If you attend the meeting and decide to vote by ballot, your ballot will supersede this proxy.
If signing for a corporation or partnership or as agent, attorney or fiduciary, indicate the
capacity in which you are signing.
Signature___________________________________ Date_____________ Signature_____________________________________ Date________________
Please Sign This Proxy as Name(s) Appear Above.
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NCR's Internet Proxy Voting Script
Boston EquiServe
Proxy Services
Boston EquiServe Proxy Services allow you to
securely vote your proxy card over the Web
using Boston EquiServe's advanced Web
technology. All votes are kept in the strictest
confidence.
To vote your proxy using our secure Internet
services, please have your proxy ready and
click on the button below....
[Vote Proxy]
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Please enter the 13 Digit Control Number located in the lower left corner of
your proxy card and click "Submit."
Control Number: [xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
[ Submit ]
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NCR Corporation
You may now cast your proxy vote for the NCR Corporation Annual Meeting to be
held on April 16, 1998 for shareholders of record as of February 16, 1998.
CUSIP: 62886E108
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Proxy Voting Instructions
Your Internet vote is subject to the same terms and conditions as
indicated on your proxy card and authorizes the named proxies to
vote according to your instructions at the annual meeting.
Please select one of the following options:
. Vote all proposals in accordance with the Board of Directors'
recommendations
. Vote each proposal selectively
[ Submit ]
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[If voting all proposals in accordance with the Board of Directors'
recommendations.]
Proxy Confirmation
Please review your voting instructions below.
You may then either submit your vote or revise what you have entered.
Vote all proposals FOR The Board of Directors' recommendations
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Cast Vote Revise Vote
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[If voting each proposal selectively]
Proxy Vote
Please vote proposals 1 through 2 below by clicking on the box that indicates
how you would like to vote each proposal. When you have finished, click on the
Submit button at the bottom of the page.
1. Election of Class B Director
O Vote for Nominee
O Vote withheld from Nominee
(A) Linda Fayne Levinson
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2. Approval of the Appointment of Price Waterhouse LLP as Independent
Accountants for 1998
O For
O Against
O Abstain
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Submit Revise Ballot
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Proxy Confirmation
Please review your voting instructions below.
You may then either submit your vote or revise what you have entered.
Proposal 1. Election of Class B Director
Vote [WITHHELD from/FOR] Nominee
...............................................................
Proposal 2. Approval of the Appointment of Price Waterhouse LLP as
Independent Accountants for 1998
[FOR/AGAINST/ABSTAIN]
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NCR Corporation Proxy Telephone Script
Topic Code: 1030
Description: Control Number Entry
Message: Welcome to Shareholder Direct Telephone Proxy. Please be
assured that your telephone-based vote is strictly
confidential. (Pause) Please use your telephone key pad to
enter your thirteen-digit control number found in the lower
left portion of your proxy card.
Topic Code: 9999
Message: You have selected NCR Corporation.
Topic Code: 9997
Description: Initial Comments
Message: Your Internet vote is subject to the same terms and conditions
as indicated on your proxy card and authorizes the named
parties to vote according to your instructions at the annual
meeting.
Topic Code: 2000
Description: Vote All
Message: To vote your proxy in accordance with the Board of Directors'
recommendations, please press 1. To vote on each issue
separately, press 2.
Topic Code: 2010
Description: Confirm Vote - All In Favor of Management
Message: You have chosen to vote your proxy in accordance with the Board
of Directors' recommendations. If this is correct, press 1.
If this is not correct, press 2.
Topic Code: 2020
Description: Confirm Vote - Vote Ballot Selectively
Message: You have chosen to vote on each proposal separately. If this is
correct, press 1. If this is not correct, press 2.
Topic Code: 3001
Description: Director Election (Withhold Selectively)
Message: You will now vote for the Directors: To accept all of the
Nominees, Press 1. To withhold your vote from all of these
Nominees, press 2. To withhold your vote from only some of the
nominees, press 3.
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Topic Code: 3010
Description: Confirm Vote - Accept All
Message: You have chosen to elect all of the Nominees. If this is
correct, press 1. If this is not correct, press 2.
Topic Code: 3020
Description: Confirm Vote - Withhold All
Message: You have chosen to withhold your vote from all of the Nominees.
If this is correct, press 1. If this is not correct, press 2.
Topic Code: 3030
Description: Confirm Vote - Withhold Selectively
Message: You have chosen to vote on a per Nominee basis. If this is
correct, press 1. If this is not correct, press 2.
Topic Code: 3100
Description: Individual Director Election - Instructions
Message: The Board of Directors has proposed one nominee, Linda Fayne
Levinson, for election as a Class B director at the annual
meeting. You may choose to accept, or you may choose to
withhold your vote from the Nominee.
Topic Code: 3160
Description: Please Consider
Message: Please consider Nominee...
Topic Code: 3101
Message: Linda Fayne Levinson
Topic Code: 3170
Description: Accept or Withhold Menu
Message: To vote for this Nominee as a director, press 1. To withhold
your vote from this Nominee, press 2.
Topic Code: 3171
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Message: You have chosen to vote for Linda Fayne Levinson. If this is
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