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LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.
500 Forbes Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
June 20, 1995
___________________
TO THE HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK AND $17.00 CONVERTIBLE EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED
STOCK OF LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Lewis
Galoob Toys, Inc. (the "Corporation") will be held at 10 o'clock A.M., local
time, on June 20, 1995, at the Crown Sterling Suites Hotel, 250 Gateway
Boulevard, South San Francisco, California.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the holders of the Corporation's
common stock, $.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), will vote on the
following proposals:
1. The election of three (3) directors of the Corporation
to hold office until the 1998 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders and until the election and qualification
of their successors.
2. The approval of a proposal to approve the Corporation's
1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan for non-
employee directors of the Corporation.
3. The ratification of the appointment of Price Waterhouse
as the Corporation's independent accountants for the
fiscal year 1995.
4. The transaction of such other business as may properly
come before the meeting or any and all adjournments
thereof.
Only holders of record of the Common Stock at the close of business on
May 2, 1995 (the "Record Date") are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote
at, the Annual Meeting of
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Stockholders and any adjournment(s) thereof. Such stockholders may vote in
person or by proxy. The Common Stock transfer books of the Corporation will not
be closed.
At the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the holders of the Corporation's
$17.00 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock") will vote
on the election of two (2) directors of the Corporation to hold office until the
earlier to occur of (a) the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the election
(by the holders of Preferred Stock) and qualification of their successors or (b)
the date on which the holders of Preferred Stock shall no longer be entitled to
designate directors.
Each share of Preferred Stock represents ten Depositary Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Shares ("Depositary Shares"). Only holders of record of
the Preferred Stock and Depositary Shares at the close of business on the Record
Date are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and
any adjournment(s) thereof, and only holders of record of the Preferred Stock at
the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to vote at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and any adjournment(s) thereof. The holders of
Preferred Stock may vote in person or by proxy. The Preferred Stock and
Depositary Share transfer books of the Corporation will not be closed.
Stockholders who find it convenient are cordially invited to attend the
meeting in person. If you are not able to do so and wish that your shares be
voted, you are requested to fill in, sign, date and return the green instruction
form (for holders of Depositary Shares) or the white proxy card (for holders of
Common Stock) in the enclosed envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the
United States.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KATHLEEN A. GOULDING
Secretary
Dated: May 9, 1995
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LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.
500 Forbes Boulevard
South San Francisco, California 94080
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PROXY STATEMENT
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Annual Meeting of Stockholders
June 20, 1995
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by
the Board of Directors of Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. (the "Corporation") of proxies
to be used at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation to be held
at 10:00 a.m., local time, on June 20, 1995, at the Crown Sterling Suites Hotel,
250 Gateway Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080, and at any
adjournment(s) thereof.
With respect to holders of the Corporation's common stock, $.01 par value
per share ("Common Stock"), if the white proxy card accompanying this Proxy
Statement is properly executed and returned, the shares of Common Stock
represented thereby will be voted as instructed on the white proxy card, but if
no instructions are given, such shares of Common Stock will be voted (1) for the
election as directors of the three nominees of the Board of Directors named
below, (2) in favor of the proposal to approve a new stock option plan for
non-employee directors of the Corporation (the "1995 Plan"), (3) in favor of the
ratification of the appointment of Price Waterhouse as the Corporation's
independent accountants for the fiscal year 1995 and (4) in the discretion of
the proxies named on the white proxy card on any other proposals to properly
come before the meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
Chemical Trust Company of California, as depositary (the "Depositary"),
is the holder of record of all of the outstanding shares of the Corporation's
$17.00 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"). At the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Depositary will be asked to vote for the
election as directors of the two nominees of the Board of Directors named
below. Each share of Preferred Stock represents ten of the Corporation's
Depositary Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Shares ("Depositary Shares"). The
Depositary is required to act in accordance with the written instructions of the
holders of the Depositary Shares. At or before the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, the Depositary will complete the blue proxy card accompanying this
Proxy Statement, based upon the instructions given to the Depository by the
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holders of the Depository Shares. Therefore, with respect to holders of the
Depositary Shares, if the green instruction form accompanying this Proxy
Statement is properly executed and returned, the shares of Preferred Stock
represented thereby will be voted by the Depositary as instructed on the green
instruction form, but if no instructions are given, such shares of Preferred
Stock will be voted for the election as directors of the two nominees of the
Board of Directors named below.
Any of the green instruction forms, blue proxy cards or white proxy cards
may be revoked prior to its exercise, but the attendance at the meeting by any
stockholder who has previously given a green instruction form, blue proxy card
or white proxy card will not have the effect of revoking his or her green
instruction form, blue proxy card or white proxy card, as the case may be,
unless such stockholder delivers written notice of revocation to the secretary
of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders prior to the exercise of the rights
specified by the green instruction form, blue proxy card or white proxy card, as
the case may be. The approximate date of mailing of this Proxy Statement and
the accompanying green instruction form, blue proxy card and white proxy card is
May 9, 1995.
VOTING
Holders of record of the Common Stock on May 2, 1995 (the "Record Date")
will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any
adjournment(s) thereof. On the Record Date, there were 10,059,639 shares of
Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote and a majority, or 5,029,820
shares of Common Stock, will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business
by the holders of the Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock entitles the
holder thereof to one vote on all matters to come before the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders, other than the election of two directors by the holders of
Preferred Stock.
Holders of record of the Depositary Shares on the Record Date will be
entitled to instruct the Depositary to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or any adjournment(s) thereof. On the Record Date, there were
1,839,500 Depositary Shares outstanding. Holders of record of the Preferred
Stock on the Record Date will be entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders or any adjournment(s) thereof. On the Record Date, there were
183,950 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding and entitled to vote and a
majority, or 91,976 shares of Preferred Stock, will constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business by the holders of the Preferred Stock. Each share of
Preferred Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on the election of two
(2) directors by the holders of Preferred Stock, but on no other matter to come
before the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
The favorable vote of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting is
necessary to (i) elect the three directors nominated below for election by the
holders of the Common Stock, (ii) approve the 1995 Plan and (iii) ratify the
appointment of Price Waterhouse as the Corporation's independent accountants for
the 1995 fiscal year. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against
the
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proposals. Broker non-votes will be disregarded and will have no effect on
the outcome of the votes for the proposals. The Board of Directors recommends a
vote FOR each of the proposals set forth above.
The favorable vote of a majority of the shares of Preferred Stock
represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting is
necessary to elect the two directors nominated below for election by the holders
of the Preferred Stock. Abstentions will have the same effect as votes against
the proposal. Broker non-votes will be disregarded and will have no effect on
the outcome of the votes for the proposal. The Board of Directors recommends a
vote FOR the proposal set forth above.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws provide for a
Board of Directors elected by the holders of Common Stock which is divided into
three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms. Furthermore, the
Certificate of Designations with respect to the Preferred Stock provides that,
so long as the Corporation is six or more quarters in arrears in the payment of
dividends to the holders of the Preferred Stock, the holders of a majority of
the shares of Preferred Stock will be entitled to elect two directors to the
Board of Directors. The terms of the directors elected by the holders of
Preferred Stock continue until the earlier to occur of (a) the next Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and the election (by the holders of Preferred Stock) and
qualification of their successors or (b) the date on which the holders of
Preferred Stock shall no longer be entitled to designate directors.
At the forthcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 20,
1995, three directors from the second class will be elected for a term expiring
at the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Board of Directors has
recommended Paul A. Gliebe, Jr., Scott R. Heldfond and Roger Kowalsky as the
nominees for election as directors from such class. The continuing directors
from the third class, S. Lee Kling and Andrew J. Cavanaugh, are serving terms
that expire on the date of the 1996 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and the
continuing directors from the first class, Mark Goldman and Martin Nussbaum, are
serving terms that expire on the date of the 1997 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
At the forthcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 20,
1995, two directors will be elected for a term expiring on the earlier to occur
of (a) the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the election (by the holders
of Preferred Stock) and qualification of their successors or (b) the date on
which the holders of Preferred Stock shall no longer be entitled to designate
directors. The Board of Directors has recommended Hoffer Kaback and George
Riordan as the nominees for election as directors from such class. Messrs.
Kaback and Riordan were initially elected to the Board of Directors by the
holders of Preferred Stock on July 15, 1994.
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Unless otherwise specified on the accompanying white proxy card, the
shares of Common Stock voted pursuant thereto will be cast for Paul A. Gliebe,
Jr., Scott R. Heldfond and Roger Kowalsky, as directors from the first class, to
hold office until the 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their
respective successors shall be duly elected and shall have qualified. If, for
any reason, at the time of election, Mr. Gliebe, Mr. Heldfond or Mr. Kowalsky
should be unwilling to accept nomination or election, it is intended that such
white proxy card will be voted for the election, in his place, of a substitute
nominee recommended by the Board of Directors. However, the Board of Directors
has no reason to believe that Mr. Gliebe, Mr. Heldfond or Mr. Kowalsky will be
unable or unwilling to serve as a director.
Unless otherwise specified on the accompanying green instruction form (by
holders of Depositary Shares) or on the accompanying blue proxy card (by the
Depositary), the Depositary Shares or shares of Preferred Stock voted pursuant
thereto, as the case may be, will be cast for Hoffer Kaback and George Riordan
as directors to hold office until the earlier to occur of (a) the next Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and the election (by the holders of Preferred Stock) and
qualification of their successors or (b) the date on which the holders of
Preferred Stock shall no longer be entitled to designate directors. If, for any
reason, at the time of election, Mr. Kaback or Mr. Riordan should be unwilling
to accept nomination or election, it is intended that such green instruction
form or blue proxy card, as the case may be, will be voted for the election, in
his place, of a substitute nominee recommended by the Board of Directors.
However, the Board of Directors has no reason to believe that Mr. Kaback or Mr.
Riordan will be unable or unwilling to serve as a director.
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Information with respect to the Corporation's directors is set forth below.
Positions and
Offices
Presently Has Been a
Held With the Director
Name Age Corporation Since
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Current Nominees to be
Elected by Holders of
Common Stock:
Scott R. Heldfond . . . . 49 Director 1986
Paul A. Gliebe, Jr. . . . 60 Director 1986
Roger Kowalsky . . . . . 60 Director 1994
Current Nominees to be
Elected by Holders of
Preferred Stock:
Hoffer Kaback . . . . . . 45 Director 1994
George Riordan . . . . . 61 Director 1994
Directors Continuing in
Office:
Directors from Third Class:
S. Lee Kling . . . . . . 65 Director 1991
Andrew J. Cavanaugh . . . 48 Director 1993
Directors from Second Class:
Mark Goldman . . . . . . 44 President, Chief 1987
Executive
Officer and
Director
Martin Nussbaum . . . . . 47 Director 1985
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Scott R. Heldfond has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
the Real Estate/Investment Division of Rollins Hudig Hall (the successor entity
to DSI Insurance Services), an insurance brokerage firm, since 1985. The
Corporation has retained the services of Rollins Hudig Hall in the past and
during the current fiscal year.
Paul A. Gliebe, Jr. has been a Vice President of Smith Barney Shearson
since 1982. Smith Barney Shearson has provided investment-related services to
the Corporation in the past and during the current fiscal year.
Hoffer Kaback has served as the president of Gloucester Capital
Corporation, a financial consulting firm, since 1980 and has been a general
partner of Bosworth Partners, an investment partnership, since 1986. Mr. Kaback
serves on the Boards of Directors of Biotechnology General Corp. and Sunshine
Mining and Refining Company.
George Riordan has served as the Managing Partner of George Riordan & Co.,
an investment banking firm, since 1991. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Riordan served
as a Managing Director of Dean Witter Reynolds. Mr. Riordan serves on the
Boards of Directors of the Macneal-Schwendler Corp. and Pancho's Mexican
Buffet, Inc.
Roger Kowalsky served from 1983 to 1986 as Senior Vice President, Finance
& Administration for Yale Materials Handling Corporation. Prior to such time,
from 1969 to 1982, Mr. Kowalsky worked at Pullman Inc., rising to Executive Vice
President, Finance & Administration and President of Pullman Trailmobile, a
subsidiary of Pullman Inc. Since 1989 Mr. Kowalsky has served as Director of
the Vermont Studio Center, an organization dedicated to visual artists and
writers located in northern Vermont. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Kowalsky was
retired.
S. Lee Kling has served since 1991 as Chairman of the Board of Kling
Rechter & Company, a merchant banking company which operates in partnership with
Barclays Bank PLC. Mr. Kling served as Chairman of the Board of Landmark
Bancshares Corporation, a bank holding company in St. Louis, Missouri
("Landmark"), until December 1991 when Landmark merged with Magna Group, Inc.
He had served in such capacity with Landmark since 1974 and had also served as
Chief Executive Officer of Landmark from 1974 through October 1990 except for
the period from May 1978 to January 1979 when he served as Assistant Special
Counselor on Inflation for the White House and Deputy for Ambassador Robert S.
Strauss. Mr. Kling serves on the Boards of Directors of Magna Group, Inc.,
Falcon Products, Co., Bernard Chaus Inc., E-Systems, Inc., Top Air
Manufacturing, Inc., National Beverage Corp. and Hanover Direct, Inc.
Andrew J. Cavanaugh serves as a Senior Vice President -- Corporate Human
Resources of Estee Lauder Inc. He has been affiliated with Estee Lauder in an
executive capacity since 1988. Prior to undertaking his current position, Mr.
Cavanaugh served as a Senior Consultant with Coopers and Lybrand, New York City,
from 1986 through 1988, and Senior Vice President - Administration of Paramount
Pictures Corporation from 1984 through 1986.
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Mark Goldman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Corporation since June 1991. From 1987 to June 1991, he served as Executive
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation. From 1984 to
1987, Mr. Goldman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
of Ages Entertainment Software, Inc. (formerly Sega Enterprises Inc.). From
1981 to 1984, Mr. Goldman was employed by Mattel Inc., as Senior Vice President
- -- Finance at Mattel Electronics and as Vice President and Assistant to the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Martin Nussbaum has been a partner of the law firm of Shereff, Friedman,
Hoffman & Goodman, LLP since 1976. He has served as Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Corporation's Board of Directors since June 1991. The
Corporation has retained Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP in the past
and during the current fiscal year.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, the Board of Directors
held four (4) meetings. During such period, each of the then-current directors
of the Corporation attended 75% or more of the aggregate of (1) the total number
of meetings of the Board of Directors and (2) the total number of meetings held
by all committees of the Board of Directors on which such director served.
The Board of Directors has standing executive, audit, nominating,
compensation, finance and public responsibility committees.
The members of the executive committee are Martin Nussbaum, who serves as
Chairman, Andrew J. Cavanaugh, Mark Goldman and Scott R. Heldfond. The
executive committee has the authority to act in place of the Board of Directors
on all matters which would otherwise come before the Board of Directors except
for such matters which are required by law or by the Corporation's Certificate
of Incorporation or By-Laws to be acted upon exclusively by the Board of
Directors. The executive committee held one meeting during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994.
The members of the audit committee are Roger Kowalsky, who serves as
Chairman, Scott R. Heldfond, Hoffer Kaback and S. Lee Kling. The audit
committee's primary responsibilities are to review the Corporation's financial
statements, to recommend the appointment of the Corporation's independent
auditors and to review the overall scope of the audit. The audit committee held
three (3) meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
The members of the nominating committee are Martin Nussbaum, who serves as
Chairman, Andrew J. Cavanaugh and Roger Kowalsky. The nominating committee's
primary responsibility is to nominate persons for election as directors of the
Corporation. The
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nominating committee was established on April 21, 1994 and held no meetings
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994.
The members of the compensation committee are Andrew J. Cavanaugh, who
serves as Chairman, Scott R. Heldfond and Martin Nussbaum. The compensation
committee's primary responsibilities are to review the compensation arrangements
relating to senior officers of the Corporation and to administer and make
recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the bonus plans for the
senior officers of the Corporation. The compensation committee also administers
the Corporation's Amended and Restated 1984 Employee Stock Option Plan (the
"1984 Plan") and 1994 Senior Management Stock Option Plan (the "1994 Plan").
The compensation committee held six (6) meetings during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994.
The members of the finance committee are Mark Goldman, who serves as
Chairman, Martin Nussbaum, Roger Kowalsky and S. Lee Kling. The finance
committee's primary responsibilities are monitoring the Corporation's financial
condition and reviewing its credit and other financing arrangements. The
finance committee held three (3) meetings during the fiscal year ended December
31, 1994.
The members of the public responsibility committee are Paul A. Gliebe,
Jr., who serves as Chairman, Mark Goldman, S. Lee Kling and George Riordan. The
public responsibility committee's primary responsibility is to review the
operations of the Corporation regarding product safety, environmental and
corporate governance issues. The public responsibility committee was
established on July 20, 1994 and held one meeting during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1994.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information as of March 16, 1994
with respect to the Common Stock of the Corporation beneficially owned by (a)
all persons known to the Corporation to own beneficially more than 5% of
the Common Stock of the Corporation, (b) all directors and nominees, (c)
the Named Executives (as defined under the caption "Executive Compensation") and
(d) all officers and directors of the Corporation as a group.
Amount and Percent of
Nature of Common
Name of Individual or Beneficial Stock
Identity of Group Ownership (1) Ownership (1)
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Dimensional Fund
Advisors, Inc.(2)
1299 Ocean Avenue, 11th Floor
Santa Monica, CA 40401 . . . 625,300 6.2%
College Retirement
Equities Fund(3)
730 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10017 . . 541,500 5.4%
William Catron(4) . . . . . . 124,117 1.2%
Andrew J. Cavanaugh . . . . . 1,700 *
Paul A. Gliebe, Jr. . . . . . 2,350 *
Mark Goldman(5) . . . . . . . 459,041 4.5%
Scott R. Heldfond . . . . . . 3,450 *
Loren Hildebrand(6) . . . . . 100,000 *
Hoffer Kaback(7) . . . . . . 0 *
S. Lee Kling . . . . . . . . 5,000 *
Roger Kowalsky(8) . . . . . . 3,000 *
Gary Niles(9) . . . . . . . . 200,233 2.0%
Louis Novak(10) . . . . . . . 191,770 1.9%
Martin Nussbaum(11) . . . . . 7,473 *
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George Riordan(12) . . . . . 1,000 *
All officers and directors as
a group (consisting of 28
persons)(13) . . . . . . . . 1,426,927 12.9%
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* Less than 1%.
(1) This table identifies persons and entities having sole voting and/or
investment power with respect to the shares set forth opposite their
names as of March 16, 1995, according to information furnished to the
Corporation by each of them. Percent of Common Stock Ownership is based
on 10,054,167 shares of Common Stock outstanding, and assumes that in
each case the person or entity only, or the group only, exercised his or
its rights to purchase all shares of Common Stock underlying stock
options and warrants.
(2) As set forth in a Schedule 13G dated February 9, 1994 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(3) As set forth in a Schedule 13G dated February 8, 1994 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
(4) Includes 86,111 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan.
(5) Includes 229,630 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan and 25,000
options granted pursuant to the 1984 Plan.
(6) Includes 100,000 options granted pursuant to the 1984 Plan.
(7) Mr. Kaback was elected as a director of the Corporation by the holders
of the Preferred Stock on July 15, 1994.
(8) Mr. Kowalsky was appointed as a director of the Corporation on April 21,
1994.
(9) Includes 157,870 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan and 7,500
options granted pursuant to the 1984 Plan.
(10) Includes 157,870 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan.
(11) Includes 2,473 shares which may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of
a warrant within 60 days of March 31, 1994. The shares are part of a
warrant which was issued to Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP on
December 11, 1991 in connection with Mr. Nussbaum's service as Chairman
of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Mr. Nussbaum
disclaims beneficial ownership of such other shares issuable upon
exercise of the warrant.
(12) Mr. Riordan was elected as a director of the Corporation by the holders
of the Preferred Stock on July 15, 1994.
(13) Includes an aggregate of 742,592 options granted pursuant to the 1994
Plan, 298,649 options granted pursuant to the 1984 Plan and 2,473 shares
which may be acquired pursuant to the exercise of a warrant.
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The Corporation is not aware of any officer or director, if applicable,
who failed to file an initial report of beneficial ownership upon becoming a
director or officer of the Corporation or an annual statement of changes in
beneficial ownership within forty-five days of the end of the Corporation's last
fiscal year.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary of Cash and Certain Other Compensation
The following table shows, for the fiscal years ending December 31, 1992,
1993 and 1994, the cash compensation paid by the Corporation and its
subsidiaries, as well as certain other compensation paid or accrued for those
years, to (i) the chief executive officer and (ii) the other four most highly
compensated executive officers of the Corporation (collectively, the "Named
Executives") in all capacities in which they served:
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Summary Compensation Table(1)
Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation (1)
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Other All
Annual Other
Name and Compen- Compen-
Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) sation($) Options(#) sation($)
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Mark Goldman 1994 400,000 600,000 0 229,630(2) 3,760(3)
President and Chief 1993 319,500 0 0 29,630 3,540(3)
Executive Officer 1992 307,385 0 0 200,000 2,830(3)
Louis Novak 1994 261,055 316,800 0 157,870(4) 870(5)
Executive Vice President 1993 256,797 0 0 20,370 510(5)
and Chief Operating 1992 238,917 0 0 137,500 510(5)
Officer
Gary Niles 1994 261,055 316,800 0 157,870(6) 1,440(7)
Executive Vice President, 1993 212,623 0 0 20,370 1,440(7)
Marketing and Product 1992 214,167 0 0 137,500 1,440(7)
Acquisition
Loren Hildebrand 1994 159,375 275,000(8) 0 100,000 840(9)
Executive Vice President,
Sales
William Catron 1994 226,535 206,640 0 86,111(12) 870(13)
Executive Vice President, 1993 214,813 25,000(10) 27,429(11) 11,111 870(13)
General Counsel and Chief 1992 135,288 25,000(10) 115,261(11) 75,000 508(13)
Administrative Officer
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(1) Other than as provided in this table, there were no other transactions
among the Named Executives and the Corporation which are required to be
reported in this table.
(2) Represents 229,630 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan. Does not
include 129,311 shares of Common Stock granted in connection with the
termination of the 1992 Senior Management Stock Option Plan (the "1992
Plan").
(3) This amount represents $3,760 in premiums paid by the Corporation with
respect to term life insurance in 1994, $3,540 in premiums paid by the
Corporation with respect to term life insurance in 1993 and $2,830 in
premiums paid by the Corporation with respect to term life insurance in
1992.
(4) Represents 157,870 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan. Does not
include 88,900 shares of Common Stock granted in connection with the
termination of the 1992 Plan.
(5) This amount represents $870 in premiums paid by the Corporation with
respect to term life insurance in 1994 and $510 in premiums paid by the
Corporation with respect to term life insurance in each of 1992 and 1993.
(6) Represents 157,870 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan. Does not
include 88,900 shares of Common Stock granted in connection with the
termination of the 1992 Plan.
(7) This amount represents $1,440 in premiums paid by the Corporation with
respect to term life insurance in each of 1992, 1993 and 1994.
(8) This amount includes a $50,000 bonus paid to the Named Executive in
connection with the Named Executive's hiring.
(9) This amount represents premiums paid by the Corporation with respect to
term life insurance in 1994.
(10) This amount represents a bonus paid to the Named Executive in connection
with the Named Executive's hiring.
(11) This amount includes an automobile allowance (which is provided to all
senior officers of the Corporation) paid by the Corporation in 1993 in
the amount of $14,400 and fees paid by the Corporation to the
Corporation's accountants in the amount of $7,700 in 1993 in connection
with the Named Executive's hiring. This amount also includes $103,394
of relocation expenses (including reimbursements of income taxes
thereon) paid by the Corporation in connection with the Named
Executive's hiring.
(12) Represents 86,111 options granted pursuant to the 1994 Plan. Does not
include 48,491 shares of Common Stock granted in connection with the
termination of the 1992 Plan.
(13) This amount represents $870 in premiums paid by the Corporation with
respect to term life insurance in each of 1993 and 1994 and $508 in
premiums paid by the Corporation with respect to term life insurance in
1992.
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Stock Options
The following table contains information concerning the grant of stock
options to the Named Executives during the Corporation's last fiscal year:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
Potential Realized Value at
Assumed Annual Rates of
Stock Price Appreciation
for
Individual Grants Option Term
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% of Total
Options
Granted to
Employees in
Options Fiscal Year Exercise Expiration
Name Granted (#) (of 961,000) ($/Sh) Date 5% ($)(1) 10% ($)(2)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mark Goldman 229,630 23.9 9.00 1/26/04 1,299,718 3,293,740
Louis Novak 157,870 16.4 9.00 1/26/04 893,552 2,264,437
Gary Niles 157,870 16.4 9.00 1/26/04 893,552 2,264,437
Loren Hildebrand 100,000 10.4 5.75 4/04/04 361,614 916,402
William Catron 86,111 9.0 9.00 1/26/04 487,393 1,235,149
</TABLE>
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(1) The projected stock price would be $14.66 per share.
(2) The projected stock price would be $23.34 per share.
The options granted to Messrs. Goldman, Novak, Niles and Catron were
issued under the 1994 Plan and the options granted to Mr. Hildebrand were issued
under the 1984 Plan. Without the prior written consent of the Corporation, the
Named Executives may not sell or otherwise transfer the shares acquired upon the
exercise of any option listed in the above table for seven months following the
date that a participant exercises such option. If at any time during the first
six months of such seven month period, the optionee ceases to be an employee of
the Corporation, the Corporation will have the right during the remainder of
such six month period to repurchase, at the exercise price therefor, the shares
which the optionee had acquired upon such option exercise. Unexercised options
will automatically terminate on the date that an optionee ceases to serve as an
employee of the Corporation unless such termination of the optionee's employment
with the Corporation results from his or her retirement, death or disability.
The Corporation does not currently grant stock appreciation rights.
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Option Holdings
The following table sets forth information with respect to the Named
Executives concerning the unexercised options held as of the end of the last
fiscal year. None of the Named Executives exercised options during the 1994
fiscal year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Fiscal Year-End Option Values
Value of Unexercised
Number of Unexercised In-the-Money Options at
Options at FY-End (#) FY-End ($)(1)
Name Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mark Goldman 168,210 86,420 68,750 0
Louis Novak 98,457 59,413 0 0
Gary Niles 105,957 59,413 3,725 0
Loren Hildebrand 0 100,000 0 0
William Catron 53,704 32,407 0 0
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(1) The closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
December 31, 1994 was $5.75.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The members of the compensation committee are set forth under "Meetings
of the Board of Directors," and their relationship to the Corporation is set
forth under "Election of Directors."
Compensation Committee Report
The compensation committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"),
subject to the approval of the entire Board of Directors, establishes and
reviews the Corporation's arrangements and programs for compensating its
executive officers, including the officers named in the compensation table
contained in this proxy statement. The Committee is composed entirely of
directors who are neither officers nor employees of the Corporation.
Background, Objectives and Philosophy
The Committee recognizes that the Corporation has successfully
implemented a multi-year program to turn around the Corporation's operations and
return the Corporation to consistently profitable operations. The Committee's
objective is to establish an over-all compensation program that is consistent
with the implementation of this program.
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The Committee believes that there are three principal components which
should be included in a compensation program:
1) base salary,
2) annual incentives which reward employees annually for
achieving goals each year, and
3) long-term incentives which reward employees for
achieving long-term objectives.
The Committee further believes that incentive programs should be based upon
performance and that the long-term incentive program should ally the economic
interests of the Corporation's officers with those of the Corporation's
stockholders. Therefore, the Committee believes that it is appropriate for a
substantial proportion of senior management compensation to consist of long-
term incentives.
Annual incentives are principally based on performance as measured by the
Corporation's net income. The Committee believes that net income, in large
part, is an appropriate measure of performance because it promotes the
achievement of corporate-wide goals and is the best measure of the success of
the Corporation's turnaround program. Each year, the Committee, in consultation
with the Chief Executive Officer, establishes objectives for corporate-wide net
after-tax earnings, the attainment of which serve as the basis for computing
annual bonuses. Individual bonus opportunities are computed as a percentage of
the participant's base salary. A portion of each executive's bonus is also
dependent on the achievement of numerate and non-numerate individual objectives
which are jointly established in advance by each such executive and the
Committee. In addition, the Committee believes that it is appropriate, from
time to time, to establish quantifiable annual individual goals for senior
executives and to award limited bonuses for the achievement of such goals,
without regard to net income.
The Board of Directors believes that increase in the value of the
Corporation's Common Stock should be the measure of performance for long term
incentives. The Board of Directors also believes that the use of stock options
as the principal basis for creating long term incentives also satisfies the
objective of aligning the interests of executive management with those of the
Corporation's stockholders. Levels of participation in the stock option plans
generally vary on the basis of the recipient's position grade level.
Option Cancellation and Regrant
In 1992, in connection with the reorganization of the Corporation's
senior management group, the Board of Directors adopted the 1992 Plan. The 1992
Plan was adopted as a one-time grant of options that vest over a three-year
period to certain members of senior management (the "Senior Officers"). The
substantial options granted under the 1992 Plan were intended to provide an
incentive to the Senior Officers to work through the several year period
required to
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end the Corporation's extensive losses and reposition the Corporation for
sustainable profitability.
The options granted under the 1992 Plan, although granted at the fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant, contained a variable
pricing provision. The Board of Directors recognized that, so long as the 1992
Plan remained in effect, increases in the price of the Common Stock and the
application of generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") would have
resulted in repeated and potentially large charges against future quarterly
earnings of the Corporation. Conversely, decreases in the price of the Common
Stock and the application of GAAP would have resulted in add-backs to future
quarterly earnings of the Corporation. The Board of Directors believed that
such future charges would distort future reported earnings and make it difficult
for stockholders, stock analysts and potential investors to evaluate the
operating performance of the Corporation. Therefore, the Committee, after
consultation with outside experts, recommended to the Board of Directors, and
the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Corporation approved, a plan
pursuant to which (i) the Senior Officers would terminate their options granted
under the 1992 Plan and receive shares of Common Stock in order to compensate
the Senior Officers for giving up their existing gain under such options and
(ii) new options would be granted to the Senior Officers, at a fixed exercise
price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant,
in order to continue the Corporation's goal of compensating its senior
management team for effectuating its multi-year turnaround program through
one-time grants of stock options with options that vest over a three-year
period, thus providing an incentive for long-term performance tied to an
increase in the value of the Common Stock.
The Board of Directors cancelled each Senior Officer's options granted
under the 1992 Plan and granted an aggregate of 449,732 shares of Common Stock
to the Senior Officers in order to compensate them for giving up their existing
gain under their options. This gain was measured by the difference between the
$9.00 market price on January 26, 1994 and the exercise price of the options
granted under the 1992 Plan on January 26, 1994, the date on which the 1992 was
terminated. Furthermore, the Board of Directors granted to each Senior Officer
the same number of options under the 1994 Plan as were cancelled under
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the 1992 Plan, at a per share exercise price of $9.00, the trading price of the
Common Stock at the time of the Board of Directors' actions. The following
table shows the effect of the transaction:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Ten-Year Option Repricings
Number of
Securities
Underlying Market Price Exercise
Date of Options of Stock at Price at Time New Expiration
Cancellation Cancelled Time of of Exercise Date of
Name and Principal and and Reissued Cancellation Cancellation Price Original
Position Reissuance (#) ($) ($) ($) Option
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mark Goldman 1/26/94 200,000 9.00 4.21 9.00 1/30/02
President and Chief 1/26/94 29,630 9.00 2.07 9.00 4/22/03
Executive Officer
Louis Novak 1/26/94 137,500 9.00 4.21 9.00 1/30/02
Executive Vice 1/26/94 20,370 9.00 2.07 9.00 4/22/03
President and Chief
Operating Officer
Gary Niles 1/26/94 137,500 9.00 4.21 9.00 1/30/02
Executive Vice 1/26/94 20,370 9.00 2.07 9.00 4/22/03
President, Marketing
and Product
Acquisition
William Catron 1/26/94 75,000 9.00 4.21 9.00 4/30/02
Executive Vice 1/26/94 11,111 9.00 2.07 9.00 4/22/03
President, General
Counsel and Chief
Administrative Officer
Ronald Hirschfeld 1/26/94 75,000 9.00 4.21 9.00 1/30/02
Executive Vice 1/26/94 11,111 9.00 2.07 9.00 4/22/03
President,
International Sales
and Marketing
Mark Shepherd 1/26/94 50,000 9.00 4.21 9.00 4/30/02
Senior Vice President, 1/26/94 7,408 9.00 2.07 9.00 4/22/03
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer (1)
H. Alan Gaudie 1/26/94 25,000 9.00 4.21 9.00 1/30/02
Senior Vice President,
Finance
</TABLE>
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(1) Mr. Shepherd resigned as an officer of the Corporation, effective as of
March 8, 1995. All of Mr. Shepherd's then unexercised options were
terminated on the date of Mr. Shepherd's resignation.
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Without the prior written consent of the Corporation, an optionee may not
sell or otherwise transfer the shares acquired upon the exercise of any option
listed in the above table for seven months following the date that a participant
exercises such option. If at any time during the first six months of such seven
month period, the optionee ceases to be an employee of the Corporation, the
Corporation will have the right during the remainder of such six-month period to
repurchase, at the exercise price therefor, the shares which the optionee had
acquired upon such option exercise. Unexercised options will automatically
terminate on the date that an optionee ceases to serve as an employee of the
Corporation unless such termination of the optionee's employment with the
Corporation results from his or her retirement, death or disability.
No option under the 1994 Plan is an "Incentive Stock Option" as defined in
Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Recipients of
grants under the 1994 Plan, upon approval of the 1994 Plan by the stockholders,
received non-transferable ten year options, some of which vested retroactive to
January 26, 1994 and some of which will vest on various dates through April 22,
1996. These dates parallel the vesting dates of the options granted under the
1992 Plan.
Compensation of the Chief Executive Officer
Prior to May 1994, Mr. Goldman's compensation was set by an employment
agreement entered into before he became the Corporation's chief executive
officer. Mr. Goldman's contract expired pursuant to its terms in May 1994 and
was not automatically renewed in accordance with its terms. The Committee and
Mr. Goldman have agreed that Mr. Goldman's compensation arrangements shall be
determined by the Committee and that Mr. Goldman's annual incentive will be
determined on the basis of the same profit plan used in determining the annual
bonuses for other executives. However, the amount of Mr. Goldman's annual bonus
will be based solely on the achievement of corporate objectives. Similarly,
options will be awarded to Mr. Goldman on the same basis as the Corporation's
other senior executives, recognizing his senior position grade level. In light
of the particular corporate-wide responsibilities of the Chief Executive
Officer, the Committee believes that, more than other senior executives, the
most substantial portion of Mr. Goldman's potential compensation should be tied
to the appreciation of the share price of the Corporation's Common Stock.
In setting Mr. Goldman's incentives, the Committee and Board of Directors
considered his leadership and responsibility for planning and executing the
current turnaround program with limited financial resources available to him.
In 1994, the Corporation completed its plan, ahead of schedule, by revitalizing
its core business and developing new products. The Committee has also
considered Mr. Goldman's leadership in positioning the Corporation to attain
additional resources in order to expand its business. Consistent with the
Committee's philosophy, the
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potential economic rewards to Mr. Goldman will only be realized by him to the
extent that the Corporation's business is successful.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Andrew J. Cavanaugh (Chairman)
Scott R. Heldfond
Martin Nussbaum
Performance Graph
The following graph tracks an assumed investment of $100 on the last
trading day of the calendar year indicated below in the Corporation's Common
Stock, the S&P 500 Index and the Russell 1000 Consumer Discretionary Economic
Sector, assuming full reinvestment of dividends and no payment of brokerage or
other commissions or fees. Past performance is not necessarily indicative of
future performance.
[GRAPH]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. $100 $21 $34 $27 $80 $49
S&P 500 $100 $97 $125 $136 $150 $151
Russell 1000 Consumer
Discretionary
Economic Sector $100 $92 $134 $157 $167 $158
</TABLE>
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Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment Agreements
On October 27, 1994, the Corporation entered into a severance agreement
(the "Severance Agreement") with Mark Goldman, effective as of July 13, 1994.
The Severance Agreement sets forth severance benefits which are payable if Mr.
Goldman's employment is terminated for various reasons, including termination by
him of his employment following a change in control of the Corporation, as
follows (the "Severance Payment"):
(i) If Mr. Goldman is terminated without cause (as defined in
the Severance Agreement) prior to a Change in Control (as defined in the
Severance Agreement), or if Mr. Goldman terminates his employment for good
reason (as defined in the Severance Agreement) prior to a Change in Control, the
Severance Agreement provides that the Corporation shall pay to Mr. Goldman a
lump sum payment equal to (a) two times Mr. Goldman's annualized current base
compensation and (b) the greater of (1) two times the greater of (x) the
incentive compensation bonus (excluding stock options or shares issued pursuant
to a stock option, restricted stock or similar plan or long-term incentive
bonuses) paid to Mr. Goldman for the previous year's performance or (y) the
incentive compensation bonus (excluding stock options or shares issued pursuant
to a stock option, restricted stock or similar plan or long-term incentive
bonuses) that would be payable to Mr. Goldman if performance relative to plan
for the current year was the same as performance relative to plan year-to-date
(such performance is to be measured by the ratio of year-to-date actual
performance divided by year-to-date plan performance; the index(es) of
performance shall be the same as the most recent annual cash incentive
compensation plan approved by the Board of Directors) (the amount equal to the
greater of the amounts described in clauses (x) and (y) shall be hereinafter
referred to as the "Annual Bonus"); or (2) five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000).
(ii) If Mr. Goldman is terminated by the Corporation within
twenty-four (24) months following a Change in Control (as defined in the
Severance Agreement), or if Mr. Goldman terminates his employment for good
reason (as defined in the Severance Agreement) within twenty-four (24) months
following a Change in Control, the Severance Agreement provides that the
Corporation shall pay to Mr. Goldman a lump sum payment equal to (a) three times
Mr. Goldman's annualized current base compensation, (b) the greater of (1) three
times the Annual Bonus or (2) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) and (c)
three times the car allowance in effect for Mr. Goldman at the time of
termination and a lump sum amount equal to three times the insurance and
maintenance cost incurred for said vehicle during Mr. Goldman's last full year
of employment with the Corporation. Furthermore, the Severance Agreement
provides that the Corporation shall continue to provide Mr. Goldman with certain
fringe benefits for a period of three years following the date of Mr. Goldman's
termination, subject to mitigation by Mr. Goldman.
(iii) If Mr. Goldman is terminated for cause, or if Mr. Goldman
terminates his employment other than for good reason (as defined in the
Severance Agreement), the Severance Agreement provides that the Corporation must
pay to Mr. Goldman his unpaid compensation for
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services prior to termination and the value of any accrued unused vacation pay
to the date of termination.
The maximum Severance Payment that the Corporation would have been required to
make under the Severance Agreement if such amount became payable in fiscal 1994
was approximately $3,059,883.
Mr. Goldman is employed by the Corporation as its President and Chief
Executive Officer without an employment agreement. The Corporation has
purchased a life insurance policy in a $2,000,000 face amount for Mr. Goldman
who designated the beneficiary of such insurance policy.
Each of the Named Executives (other than Mr. Goldman) has entered into a
letter agreement with the Corporation which provides, among other things, that
if the executive is terminated other than for cause the executive is entitled to
continue to receive his salary and certain benefits (excluding bonus) for a
period of up to twelve (12) months. These severance payments may be reduced in
the event that the executive commences regular full-time employment during such
period. In addition, if there is a change in control and the executive's
employment is terminated or the executive resigns under certain circumstances,
the above-described severance package is replaced with a lump sum payment equal
to a multiple of such executive's salary, bonus and certain benefits, plus the
continuation of certain benefits for a specified period of time. None of the
Named Executives has an employment agreement with the Corporation.
Director Compensation
Directors who are not full-time employees of the Corporation other than
Mr. Nussbaum each received in fiscal year 1994 an annual director's fee of
$15,000 plus $500 for each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee
thereof attended by such director. Furthermore, assuming the actions to be
taken by the stockholders with respect to the 1995 Plan are approved, directors
who are not full-time employees of the Corporation shall receive an option
immediately exercisable into 2,000 shares of Common Stock on July 1, 1995 and on
January 1 of each year thereafter. As compensation for Mr. Nussbaum's service
as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Mr. Nussbaum
received a fee of $10,000 per month in fiscal year 1994. This fee has been
terminated effective March 31, 1995, and Mr. Nussbaum will receive an annual
director's fee of $15,000 plus $500 for each meeting attended by Mr. Nussbaum.
All directors are reimbursed by the Corporation for out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by them as directors of the Corporation.
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APPROVAL OF THE 1995 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS'
STOCK OPTION PLAN
General
In the opinion of the Board of Directors, the future success of the
Corporation depends, in large part, on its ability to attract, retain and
motivate directors with experience and ability. In that respect, the Board of
Directors of the Corporation, after obtaining the recommendation of the
compensation committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"), adopted the
1995 Plan on January 21, 1995 to provide a program of regular option grants to
non-employee directors of the Corporation.
Description
The following description of the 1995 Plan is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the 1995 Plan which is set forth as Exhibit A
to this Proxy Statement.
The 1995 Plan provides for the automatic grant of options immediately
exercisable into 2,000 shares of Common Stock on an annual basis to non-employee
directors of the Corporation. The options shall be granted on July 1, 1995 and
January 1 of 1996 and each year thereafter. The aggregate number of shares
which may be issued under the 1995 Plan is 160,000, subject to adjustments
under certain circumstances. All non-employee directors of the Corporation
are eligible to participate in the 1995 Plan. The 1995 Plan is administered by
the Committee. All members of the Committee will be disinterested directors
within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended. Subject to the terms of the 1995 Plan, the Committee will
have no authority to determine the participants in the 1995 Plan, the number of
shares subject to each option, the exercise periods or the conditions and dates
of the grants. The Committee will have the authority, subject to the terms of
the 1995 Plan, to construe and interpret any of the provisions of the 1995 Plan
or any option granted thereunder. Such interpretations are binding on the
Corporation and the optionee.
The 1995 Plan authorizes the issuance of stock options that do not conform
to the requirements of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), and thus are not incentive stock options. The exercise
price of each stock option granted under the 1995 Plan shall be 100% of the fair
market value of the Common Stock at the time of grant. Unexercised options will
automatically terminate on the date that an optionee ceases to serve as a
director of the Corporation unless such termination of the director's service as
a director results from his or her death or disability.
Options granted under the 1995 Plan shall be immediately exercisable.
However, options may not be exercised after the tenth anniversary of their
grant. Options may not be transferred during the lifetime of an optionholder.
Payments by optionholders upon exercise of an option may be made (as determined
by the Committee) in cash or such other form of payment as may be permitted
under the 1995 Plan.
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Upon the exercise of an option granted under the 1995 Plan, an optionee
will generally recognize compensation income subject to withholding equal to the
difference between the exercise price of the stock option and the market value
of the Common Stock on the exercise date. The Corporation will be entitled to a
deduction in connection with the exercise of an option under the 1995 Plan at
such time and to the extent that the optionee recognizes ordinary income. Any
additional gain or any loss recognized upon the subsequent disposition of the
acquired shares will be a capital gain or loss, and will be a long-term gain or
loss if the shares are held for more than one year.
Section 162(m) of the Code, which generally disallows a tax deduction for
compensation over $1,000,000 paid to the Chief Executive Officer and certain
other highly compensated employees ("covered employees"), should not apply to
the 1995 Plan because employees of the Corporation are not eligible to
participate in the 1995 Plan. If an option holder becomes a covered employee
before exercising options granted under the 1995 Plan, compensation otherwise
deductible upon exercise of such options may be subject to the deduction
limitation of Section 162(m) of the Code unless another exception is available.
At the present time, the Company believes that such compensation would satisfy
the exception for "performance-based" compensation.
In the event of stock dividends, stock splits or other such changes in the
Corporation's capital structure, the 1995 Plan provides for adjustments to be
made on a pro rata basis to the number of shares available under the 1995 Plan,
the number of shares subject to outstanding options. If the Corporation
liquidates or dissolves or if the Corporation engages in a merger or
consolidation in which it is not the surviving corporation and (i) an optionee
is not given the option in connection with such merger or consolidation to
purchase on substantially equivalent terms, as determined by the Committee in
its sole discretion, the stock, securities or other property which he would have
been entitled to receive in connection with such merger or consolidation had he
exercised his option under the 1995 Plan immediately prior thereto, or (ii) the
surviving corporation does not expressly assume such outstanding options, his
options will become exercisable immediately prior to the record date for the
determination of stockholders entitled to participate in such merger,
consolidation, dissolution or liquidation regardless of any vesting period or
other installment provision contained in his options.
The 1995 Plan may be amended by the Committee except that any amendment
that (i) increases the total number of shares of Common Stock that may be
subject to options granted (in the aggregate or to any director) under the 1995
Plan, (ii) expands the class of individuals eligible to receive options under
the 1995 Plan, (iii) increases the period during which options may be granted or
the permissible term of options under the 1995 Plan or (iv) decreases the
minimum exercise price of such options will require stockholder approval prior
to its adoption.
The Board of Directors believes that the 1995 Plan will be beneficial in
enabling the Corporation to retain its current directors and to attract
qualified and experienced directors by providing them the opportunity to
participate in the ownership of the Corporation and in the increased value which
they have helped the Corporation to realize. In addition, the Board of
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Directors believes that the 1995 Plan will be beneficial in creating a unity of
economic interests between the Corporation's employees and its stockholders by
creating a long-term incentive compensation system based on the value of the
Common Stock.
The Board of Directors, therefore, believes that the adoption of the 1995
Plan is necessary to allow the Corporation to continue to attract and retain
qualified directors within the Corporation's cost structure.
Board Recommendation
The Board of Directors believes that the 1995 Plan is in the best
interest of the Corporation and its stockholders and therefore recommends that
the stockholders vote FOR the approval of the 1995 Plan.
RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
Upon recommendation of the audit committee, the Board of Directors has
appointed Price Waterhouse as the Corporation's independent accountants for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 1995.
In the event stockholders do not ratify the appointment of Price
Waterhouse as the Corporation's independent accountants for the forthcoming
fiscal year, such appointment will be reconsidered by the audit committee and
the Board of Directors.
A representative of Price Waterhouse will be present at the Annual Meeting
to respond to appropriate questions and to make such statements as he may
desire.
Board Recommendation
The Board of Directors recommends that the stockholders vote FOR
ratification of the appointment of Price Waterhouse as the Corporation's
independent accountants.
OTHER BUSINESS
The Board of Directors of the Corporation knows of no other matters that
may be presented at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders other than as set forth
in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. However, if any
other matters properly come before the meeting, or any adjournment thereof, it
is intended that proxies in the accompanying form will be voted in accordance
with the judgment of the persons named therein.
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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the next annual
meeting of the Corporation's stockholders must be received by the Corporation
for inclusion in the Corporation's 1996 Proxy Statement on or prior to January
9, 1996.
ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Annual Report to Stockholders of the Corporation for the year ended
December 31, 1994 is being furnished simultaneously herewith. Such report and
the financial statements included therein are not to be considered a part of
this Proxy Statement.
Upon the written request of any stockholder, management will provide, free
of charge, a copy of the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1994, including the financial statements and schedules
thereto. Requests should be directed to Secretary, Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., 500
Forbes Boulevard, South San Francisco, California 94080.
COST OF SOLICITATION
The cost of soliciting proxies in the accompanying form has been or will
be borne by the Corporation. In addition to solicitation by mail, solicitations
may be made personally, by telephone, by telegraph or by mail by officers,
directors and employees of the Corporation, without additional remuneration
therefor, and arrangements may be made with brokerage houses and other
custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to send proxies and proxy material to their
principals, and the Corporation may reimburse them for their reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses.
It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting. If you
are unable to be present in person, you are respectfully requested to sign the
enclosed proxy and return it in the enclosed stamped and addressed envelope as
promptly as possible.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
KATHLEEN A. GOULDING
Secretary
Dated: May 9, 1995
South San Francisco,
California
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Exhibit A
LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.
1995 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN
1. Purpose. The 1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
(the "Plan") of Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), is designed to aid the Corporation and its subsidiaries in
retaining and attracting non-employee directors of exceptional ability by
enabling such non-employee directors to purchase a proprietary interest in the
Corporation, thereby stimulating in such individuals an increased desire to
contribute to the continued growth and success of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries.
2. Amount and Source of Stock. The total number of shares of
the Corporation's Common Stock (the "Shares") which may be the subject of
options granted pursuant to the Plan shall be limited so that the total number
of Shares issued upon the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan shall
not exceed 160,000, subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph 10. None of
the options to be granted under the Plan are intended to be "Incentive Stock
Options" as defined in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), and the regulations (whether proposed, temporary or final)
promulgated thereunder. Such Shares may be reserved or made available from the
Corporation's authorized and unissued Shares or from Shares reacquired and held
in the Corporation's treasury. In the event that any option granted hereunder
shall terminate prior to its exercise in full for any reason, then the Shares
subject to such option shall be added to the Shares otherwise available for
issuance pursuant to the exercise of options under the Plan.
3. Administration of the Plan. The Plan shall be administered
by a committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
(the "Board") comprised of three or more members of the Board, selected by the
Board, all of which members shall be "disinterested persons" as that term is
defined in Rule 16b-3(d)(3) (or any successor provision) promulgated under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Committee
is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the "Administrative Body." The
Administrative Body shall have full authority to interpret the Plan, to
establish and amend rules and regulations relating to it and to make all other
determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
4. Eligibility/ Non-Discretionary Grants. All non-employee
directors of the Corporation then serving on the Board of Directors of the
Corporation shall be eligible for, and shall receive, an option exercisable to
purchase 2,000 Shares on July 1, 1995 and January 1 of 1996 and each year
thereafter. The date on which an option is granted hereunder to a specified
individual shall constitute the date of grant of such option (the "Date of
Grant").
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5. Option Price. The initial exercise price of the Shares
purchasable under any option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be 100% of the
fair market value of the Shares subject to such option on the Date of Grant. For
purposes of the Plan, the "fair market value per share" of the Shares on a given
date shall be: (i) if the Shares are listed on a registered securities exchange
or quoted on the National Market System, the closing price per share of the
Shares on such date (or, if there was no trading reported on such date, on the
next preceding day on which there was trading reported); (ii) if the Shares are
not listed on a registered securities exchange and not quoted on the National
Market System, but the bid and asked prices per share for the Shares are
provided by NASDAQ, the National Quotation Bureau Incorporated or any similar
organization, the average of the closing bid and asked price per share of the
Shares on such date (or, if there was no trading in the Shares on such date, on
the next preceding day on which there was trading) as provided by such
organization; and (iii) if the Shares are not traded on a registered securities
exchange and not quoted on the National Market System and the bid and asked
price per share of the Shares are not provided by NASDAQ, the National Quotation
Bureau Incorporated or any similar organization, solely as determined by the
Administrative Body in good faith.
6. Vesting and Term of Option.
(a) Subject to subparagraph 12(b) hereof,
options granted to a participant hereunder shall vest immediately upon grant.
(b) Options granted hereunder shall be
exercisable for a period of ten (10) years from the Date of Grant.
(c) The grant of options by the Administrative
Body shall be effective as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that no
option granted hereunder shall be exercisable unless and until this Plan has
been approved by the Corporation's stockholders and unless and until the holder
has entered into an individual option agreement with the Corporation that shall
set forth the terms and conditions of such option. Each such agreement shall
expressly incorporate by reference the provisions of this Plan (a copy of which
shall be made available for inspection by the optionee during normal business
hours at the principal office of the Corporation), and shall state that in the
event of any inconsistency between the provisions hereof and the provisions of
such agreement, the provisions of this Plan shall govern.
7. Exercise of Options. An option shall be exercised when
written notice of such exercise, signed by the person entitled to exercise the
option, has been delivered or transmitted by registered or certified mail to the
Secretary of the Corporation at its then principal office. Such notice shall
specify the number of Shares for which the option is being exercised and shall
be accompanied by (i) such documentation, if any, as may be required by the
Corporation as provided in subparagraph 12(b), and (ii) payment of the aggregate
option price. Subject to paragraph 8 hereof, such payment shall be in the form
of (i) cash or a certified check (unless such certification is waived by the
Corporation) payable
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to the order of the Corporation in the amount of the aggregate option price,
(ii) certificates duly endorsed for transfer (with all transfer taxes paid or
provided for) evidencing a number of Shares of which the aggregate fair market
value on the date of exercise is equal to the aggregate option exercise price of
the Shares being purchased, or (iii) a combination of these methods of payment.
Delivery of such notice shall constitute an irrevocable election to purchase the
Shares specified in such notice, and the date on which the Corporation receives
the last of such notice, documentation and the aggregate option exercise price
for all of the shares covered by the notice shall, subject to the provisions of
paragraphs 8 and 12 hereof, be the date as of which the Shares so purchased
shall be deemed to have been issued. Subject to paragraph 8 hereof, the person
entitled to exercise the option shall not have the right or status as a holder
of the Shares to which such exercise relates prior to receipt by the Corporation
of the payment, notice and documentation expressly referred to in this paragraph
7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a holder whose transactions in Common Stock
are subject to Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act may tender Shares in payment of
all or any portion of the option price only if the following additional
conditions are met: (i) the tender is made at least six months after the Date of
Grant and (ii) either (x) the election to tender is irrevocably made at least
six months in advance of the tender of Shares or (y) the tender of Shares takes
place during the period beginning on the third business day following the date
of release of the Corporation's quarterly or annual financial results and ending
on the twelfth business day following such date.
8. Loans. Anything in paragraph 7 to the contrary
notwithstanding, the making of a loan by the Corporation to an optionee for the
purpose of fully or partially exercising an option granted hereunder shall be
permissible, and the application of the proceeds of any such loan to such
exercise shall not be construed to contravene the requirement that payment of
the aggregate option price be made upon exercise of an option. Stockholder
approval of this Plan constitutes approval of all such loans which the
Administrative Body may in its sole discretion hereafter determine to make for
the express purpose of permitting the exercise of an option granted hereunder.
9. Exercise and Cancellation of Options After Termination,
Disability or Death. Except as set forth below, if a holder shall voluntarily or
involuntarily cease to serve as a director of the Corporation, the option of
such holder shall terminate upon the first day that the holder is no longer such
a director (the "Termination Date"), regardless of the expiration date specified
in such option. If the termination of such service is due to disability (as
defined by the Administrative Body in its sole discretion), the holder (or his
duly appointed guardian or conservator) shall have the privilege of exercising
any option that he could have exercised on the Termination Date; provided,
however, that such exercise must be accomplished within the term of such option
and within one (1) year of the Termination Date. If the termination of such
service is due to the death of the holder, the duly appointed executor or
administrator of his estate shall have the privilege at any time of exercising
any option that the holder could have exercised on the Termination Date;
provided, however, that such exercise must be accomplished within the term of
such option and within one (1) year of the Termination Date.
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Nothing contained herein or in any option agreement shall be
construed to confer on any option holder any right to continue as a director of
the Corporation or derogate from any right of the Corporation to remove such
option holder as a director of the Corporation, with or without cause.
10. Non-transferability of Options. No option granted under
the Plan shall be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner except to
the extent that options may be exercised by an executor or administrator as
provided in paragraph 9 hereof. An option may be exercised, during the lifetime
of the holder thereof, only by such holder or his duly appointed guardian or
conservator in the event of his disability.
11. Adjustments Upon Certain Events.
(a) If the outstanding Shares are subdivided,
consolidated, increased, decreased, changed into, or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Corporation through
reorganization, merger, recapitalization, reclassification, capital adjustment
or similar transaction, or if the Corporation shall issue additional Shares as a
dividend or pursuant to a stock split, then the number and kind of Shares
available for issuance pursuant to the exercise of options to be granted under
this Plan and all Shares subject to the unexercised portion of any option
theretofore granted and the exercise price of such options shall be adjusted on
a pro rata basis to prevent the inequitable enlargement or dilution of any
rights hereunder; provided, however, that any such adjustment in outstanding
options under the Plan shall be made without change in the aggregate exercise
price applicable to the unexercised portion of any such outstanding option.
Distributions to the Corporation's stockholders consisting of property other
than Shares of the Corporation or its successor and distributions to
stockholders of rights to subscribe for Shares shall not result in the
adjustment of the Shares purchasable under outstanding options or the exercise
price of outstanding options. Adjustments under this paragraph shall be made by
the Administrative Body, whose determination thereof shall be conclusive and
binding. Any fractional Share resulting from adjustments pursuant to this
paragraph shall be eliminated from any then outstanding option. Nothing
contained herein or in any option agreement shall be construed to affect in any
way the right or power of the Corporation to make or become a party to any
adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes in its capital or
business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or otherwise
transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
(b) In the event of the dissolution or
liquidation of the Corporation or in the event of a change in control of the
Corporation, the holder of any option theretofore granted under this Plan shall
have the right immediately prior to the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to participate in such change in control, dissolution or
liquidation, to exercise his option, in whole or in part, without regard to any
installment provision that may have been made part of the terms and conditions
of such option. In any such event, the Corporation will mail or cause to be
mailed to each holder of an option hereunder a notice specifying the date that
is to be fixed as of which all holders of record of
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the Shares shall be entitled to exchange their Shares for securities, cash or
other property issuable or deliverable pursuant to such merger, consolidation,
dissolution or liquidation. Such notice shall be mailed at least ten (10) days
prior to the date therein specified. For purposes of this paragraph, a "change
in control" of the Corporation shall be deemed to occur as of the date on which
a person or entity or group of persons or entities, acting in concert, shall, in
a transaction in which the Corporation is not a party, become the direct or
indirect beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act,
as amended from time to time) of securities of the Corporation representing
fifty-one percent (51%) or more of the combined voting power of the issued and
outstanding voting securities of the Corporation.
12. General Restrictions.
(a) No option granted hereunder shall be
exercisable if the Corporation shall at any time determine that (i) the listing
upon any securities exchange, registration or qualification under any state or
federal law of any Shares otherwise deliverable upon such exercise, or (ii) the
consent or approval of any regulatory body or the satisfaction of withholding
tax or other withholding liabilities, is necessary or appropriate in connection
with such exercise. In any of the events referred to in clause (i) or clause
(ii) above, the exercisability of such options shall be suspended and shall not
be effective unless and until such withholding, listing, registration,
qualifications or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any
conditions not acceptable to the Corporation in its sole discretion,
notwithstanding any termination of any option or any portion of any option
during the period when exercisability has been suspended.
(b) The Administrative Body may require, as a
condition to the right to exercise an option, that the Corporation receive from
the option holder, at the time of any such exercise, representations, warranties
and agreements to the effect that the Shares are being purchased by the option
holder for investment only and without any present intention to sell or
otherwise distribute such Shares and that the option holder will not dispose of
such Shares in transactions which, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation,
would violate the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as then
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder. The certificates issued to
evidence such Shares shall bear appropriate legends summarizing such
restrictions on the disposition thereof.
13. Exchange of Options. The Administrative Body shall have
the right to grant options hereunder that are granted subject to the condition
that the grantee shall agree with the Corporation to terminate all or a portion
of another option or options previously granted under the Plan. The Shares that
had been issuable pursuant to the exercise of the option terminated in the
exchange of options shall, upon such termination, again become available for
issuance pursuant to the exercise of options under the Plan.
14. Provision of Information to Optionees. The
Corporation shall furnish annually to each optionee while his or her option
remains in effect and not fully exercised,
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copies of all annual and quarterly reports filed by the Corporation with the
Securities and Exchange Commission during such period, or, if no such reports
are required to be so filed, copies of all annual and other periodic reports
provided by the Corporation to its stockholders generally.
15. Amendment. The Board shall have full authority to amend
the Plan; provided, however, that any amendment that (i) increases the total
number of Shares that may be subject to stock options granted (in the aggregate
or to any director) under the Plan, (ii) expands the class of individuals
eligible to receive options under the Plan, (iii) increases the period during
which options may be granted or the permissible term of options under the Plan
or (iv) decreases the minimum exercise price of such options shall only be
adopted by the Board subject to stockholder approval. No amendment to the Plan
shall, without the consent of the holder of an existing option, materially and
adversely affect his rights under any option.
16. Termination. Unless the Plan shall theretofore have been
terminated as provided hereinafter and in Section 17 hereof, the Plan shall
terminate on January 20, 2005, and no options under the Plan shall thereafter be
granted; provided, however, that the Board may at any time, in its sole
discretion, terminate the Plan prior to the foregoing date. No termination of
the Plan by the Board shall, without the consent of the holder of an existing
option, materially and adversely affect his rights under such option.
17. Stockholder Approval. The Plan shall be submitted to the
stockholders of the Corporation not later than at the 1995 Annual Meeting of the
Corporation's stockholders. Any options granted hereunder prior to such
stockholder approval shall not be exercisable unless and until such approval is
obtained. If such approval is not obtained by such date, the Plan and any
options granted hereunder shall terminate.
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(WHITE PROXY CARD)
LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, JUNE 20, 1995
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.
The undersigned hereby appoints Mark Goldman and Kathleen A. Goulding,
and each of them or their successors, his/her attorneys and proxies with full
power of substitution to vote and act with respect to all shares of common stock
of Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. (the "Corporation") held of record by the undersigned
on May 2, 1995 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation to be
held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on June 20, 1995 or at any adjournment(s)
thereof (the "Meeting"), and instructs them to vote as indicated on the matters
referred to in the Proxy Statement for the Meeting, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, with discretionary power to vote upon such other business as may
properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
1. To elect three Directors:
/ / FOR the nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all
nominees listed below
Nominees:Paul A. Gliebe, Jr., Scott R. Heldfond, Roger Kowalsky
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the line below.
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2. To approve the Corporation's 1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
for non-employee directors of the Corporation.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
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3. To ratify the appointment of Price Waterhouse as the Corporation's
independent accountants for the fiscal year 1995.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
/ / / / / /
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4. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting.
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This Proxy will be voted as specified. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS PROXY
WILL BE VOTED FOR ALL PROPOSALS.
Receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement is hereby
acknowledged.
Dated_________________________
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Signature(s) of Stockholder(s)
This Proxy shall be signed exactly as your
name(s) appears hereon, if as attorney,
executor, guardian or in some representative
capacity or as an officer of a corporation,
please add title as such.
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(GREEN INFORMATION FORM)
LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, JUNE 20, 1995
THIS INSTRUCTION FORM IS SOLICITED BY THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.
The undersigned hereby instructs, directs and authorizes Chemical Trust
Company of California, as depositary for the Depositary Convertible Exchangeable
Preferred Shares (the "Depositary Shares") of Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. (the
"Corporation"), to represent and vote, as designated below, the number of shares
of $17.00 Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock corresponding to the number
of Depositary Shares held of record by the undersigned on May 2, 1995 at the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation to be held at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, on June 20, 1995 or at any adjournment(s) thereof (the "Meeting").
This instruction form, when properly executed, will cause the
Depositary to vote in the manner directed herein by the undersigned holder of
Depositary Shares. The Depositary is also authorized to give a proxy conforming
to the instructions hereunder to Hoffer Kaback and/or George Riordan.
The Board of Directors recommends that you cause the Depository to vote FOR the
following proposal:
1. To elect two Directors:
/ / FOR the nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for all
nominees listed below
Nominees: Hoffer Kaback, George Riordan
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the line below.
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This Instruction Form will cause the Depositary to vote as specified. IF NO
SPECIFICATION IS MADE, THIS INSTRUCTION FORM WILL CAUSE THIS DEPOSITARY TO VOTE
FOR THE PROPOSAL.
Receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement is hereby
acknowledged.
Dated_________________________
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Signature(s) of Stockholder(s)
This Instruction Form shall be signed
exactly as your name(s) appears hereon, if
as attorney, executor, guardian or in some
representative capacity or as an officer of
a corporation, please add title as such.
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Number of Depositary Shares
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(BLUE PROXY CARD)
LEWIS GALOOB TOYS, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, JUNE 20, 1995
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CORPORATION.
The undersigned hereby appoints Hoffer Kaback and George
Riordan, and each of them, his/her attorneys and proxies with full power of
substitution to vote and act with respect to all shares of $17.00 Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Stock of Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. (the "Corporation") held
of record by the undersigned on May 2, 1995 at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of the Corporation to be held at 10:00 a.m., local time, on June
20, 1995 or at any adjournment(s) thereof (the "Meeting"), and instructs them to
vote as indicated on the matters referred to in the Proxy Statement for the
Meeting, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposal:
1. To elect two Directors:
/ / FOR the nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for
all nominees listed below
Nominees: Hoffer Kaback, George Riordan
INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write
that nominee's name on the line below.
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This Proxy will be voted as specified. IF NO SPECIFICATION IS MADE,
THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE PROPOSAL.
Receipt of the Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement is hereby
acknowledged.
Dated_________________________
CHEMICAL TRUST COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
