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FNB CORP.
101 SUNSET AVENUE
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27203
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MAY 9, 2000
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Notice is hereby given that the regular Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
FNB Corp. (the "Corporation") will be held at the AVS Banquet Centre, 2045
North Fayetteville Street, Asheboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
May, 2000, at one o'clock p.m., preceded by a buffet luncheon beginning at
12:15 p.m., for the following purposes:
1. To elect three Class II Directors to serve for three-year terms expiring
at the Annual Meeting in 2003.
2. To elect an additional Class II Director to serve for a three-year term
expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2003 (in the event that the proposed
acquisition of Carolina Fincorp, Inc. by merger is consummated prior to
the Annual Meeting and Mr. Joe M. McLaurin is nominated for election to
the Board of Directors).
3. To elect an additional Class III Director to serve for a one-year term
expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2001 (in the event that the proposed
acquisition of Carolina Fincorp, Inc. by merger is consummated prior to
the Annual Meeting and Mr. R. Larry Campbell is nominated for election to
the Board of Directors).
4. To consider ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP, Certified Public
Accountants, as independent auditors of the Corporation for the 2000
fiscal year.
5. To consider and act upon any other business as may come before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof.
All shareholders are invited to attend the meeting. Only those
shareholders of record at the close of business on March 23, 2000, shall be
entitled to notice of the meeting and to vote at the meeting.
Information relating to the activities and operations of FNB Corp. during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, is contained in the Corporation's
Annual Report, which is enclosed.
By Order of the Board of Directors
JERRY A. LITTLE
TREASURER AND SECRETARY
April 7, 2000
YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS URGES YOU TO MARK, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ENCLOSED
PROXY AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING IN
PERSON. THE PROXY MAY BE REVOKED AT ANY TIME BY NOTIFYING THE SECRETARY OF FNB
CORP. IN WRITING PRIOR TO THE VOTING OF THE PROXY.
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FNB CORP.
101 SUNSET AVENUE
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27203
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PROXY STATEMENT
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The following information is furnished in connection with the solicitation
of proxies by the Board of Directors of FNB Corp. (the "Corporation" or "FNB")
for use at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 9, 2000. The
principal executive offices of the Corporation are located at its wholly-owned
subsidiary, First National Bank and Trust Company (the "Bank"), 101 Sunset
Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolina 27203 (Telephone: 336-626-8300). This proxy
statement and the enclosed form of proxy were first sent to shareholders on or
about April 7, 2000.
A proxy may be revoked by the person giving it by delivering a written
notice to the Corporation prior to the meeting or by personally requesting that
it be returned. The shares represented by all properly executed proxies
received by the Corporation in time to be taken to the meeting will be voted;
and, if a choice is specified on the proxy, the shares represented thereby will
be voted in accordance with such specification. If a specification is not made,
the proxy will be voted for the proposals set forth in the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
Solicitation of proxies may be made in person or by mail or telephone by
directors, officers and regular employees of the Corporation or Bank without
additional compensation therefor. The Corporation may also request banking
institutions, brokerage firms, custodians, nominees and fiduciaries to forward
solicitation material to the beneficial owners of Corporation Common Stock held
of record by such person, and the Corporation will reimburse such forwarding
expenses. The Corporation will pay the costs of solicitation of proxies.
VOTING SECURITIES OUTSTANDING AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
Only holders of record of FNB Common Stock at the close of business on
March 23, 2000 (the "Record Date"), are entitled to a notice of and to vote on
matters to come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof. On the
Record Date, there were 3,655,802 shares of FNB Common Stock issued and
outstanding.
Each share is entitled to one vote on all matters. The presence, in person
or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of FNB
Common Stock entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum.
The Corporation is not aware of any holders of more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of FNB Common Stock as of March 23, 2000.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
The current executive officers of the Corporation and of the Bank are as
follows:
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NAME AGE POSITION IN CORPORATION POSITION IN BANK
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Michael C. Miller .. 49 Chairman and President Chairman and President
Jerry A. Little .... 56 Treasurer and Secretary Senior Vice President and Secretary
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The above officers have held executive positions with the Corporation or
the Bank for at least the past five years. Officers are elected annually by the
Board of Directors.
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The bylaws of the Corporation provide that the number of directors shall
consist of not less than nine nor more than twenty-five, with the exact number
of directors within such maximum and minimum limits to be fixed and determined
from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the full Board of
Directors or by resolution of the shareholders at any annual or special meeting
thereof. The Board of Directors has set the total number of directors at 10,
all of whom either will be elected at the 2000 Annual Meeting or were
previously elected and will remain in office after that meeting. In the event
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that the acquisition of Carolina Fincorp, Inc. by the Corporation is
consummated prior to the Annual Meeting, the Board expects to increase the
number of directors to 12. See "Election of Directors -- Additional Nominees If
Merger with Carolina Fincorp, Inc. Consummated" below.
The Board of Directors is divided into three classes: Class I, Class II
and Class III. In accordance with this classification, the members of Class II
of the Board of Directors are to be elected at this Annual Meeting. It is
intended that the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy will vote for
the three nominees listed below for directors of the Corporation in Class II,
unless authority so to vote is withheld. Each nominee is at present a member of
the Board of Directors. Class II directors will serve for three-year terms
expiring at the 2003 Annual Meeting or until their successors shall be elected
and shall qualify. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast.
Abstentions and broker nonvotes will not affect the election results if a
quorum is present.
The following information is furnished with respect to the nominees for
election as directors of the Corporation in Class II, and for the directors in
Classes I and III whose terms expire at the Annual Meetings occurring in 2002
and 2001, respectively. Each nominee for Class II director and each director
presently serving in Classes I and III also serves as a director of the Bank.
In the event that the acquisition of Carolina Fincorp, Inc. by the Corporation
is consummated prior to the Annual Meeting, there will be two additional
nominees. See "Election of Directors -- Additional Nominees If Merger with
Carolina Fincorp, Inc. Consummated" below.
NOMINEES FOR CLASS II DIRECTORS TO SERVE FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS EXPIRING AT THE
ANNUAL MEETING IN 2003
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DIRECTOR
NAME AGE DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS SINCE
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W. L. Hancock .............. 64 President and Treasurer, Hancock Farms, Inc. 1973
(Purebred cattle)
R. Reynolds Neely, Jr. ..... 46 Planning Director, City of Asheboro Planning 1980
Department
Richard K. Pugh ............ 65 Retired; Chairman (until retirement in December 1988
1999), Pugh Oil Company, Inc. (Convenience stores
and petroleum products distribution)
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CLASS I DIRECTORS WITH CONTINUING TERMS EXPIRING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN 2002
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DIRECTOR
NAME AGE DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS SINCE
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Darrell L. Frye ............ 54 Vice President of Finance, Harriss & Covington 1999
Hosiery (Manufacturer of men's and ladies' athletic
socks)
J. M. Ramsay III ........... 52 President, Elastic Therapy, Inc. (Manufacturer of 1989
medical and specialty hosiery)
Charles W. Stout, M.D. ..... 67 Retired; Family Physician 1989
(in active practice until May 1996)
Earlene V. Ward ............ 68 Secretary and Treasurer, Mid-State Motors, Inc. 1976
(Automobile dealer)
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CLASS III DIRECTORS WITH CONTINUING TERMS EXPIRING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN
2001
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PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DIRECTOR
NAME AGE DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS SINCE
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James M. Campbell, Jr. ..... 61 President and Treasurer, Sew Special, Inc. 1984
(Manufacturer of private label apparel)
Thomas A. Jordan ........... 60 President, Michael Thomas Furniture Company 1984
(Manufacturer of upholstered furniture)
Michael C. Miller .......... 49 Chairman and President of FNB Corp. and First 1992
National Bank (Chairman effective January 1999);
Director, B. B. Walker Company
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In the event that any nominee should not be available to serve for any
reason (which is not anticipated), it is intended that the persons acting under
the proxy will vote for the election, in his stead, of such other persons as
the Board of Directors of the Corporation may recommend.
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ADDITIONAL NOMINEES IF MERGER WITH CAROLINA FINCORP, INC. CONSUMMATED
Pursuant to an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
December 28, 1999 (the "Merger Agreement"), the Corporation and Carolina
Fincorp, Inc., a North Carolina corporation located in Rockingham, North
Carolina ("Carolina"), have agreed that the Corporation will acquire Carolina
by merging a subsidiary of the Corporation into Carolina (the "Merger"). Under
the Merger Agreement, the Corporation has agreed that the Corporation will take
such action as shall be required to increase the number of members of its Board
of Directors by two and the Board shall appoint two persons nominated by
Carolina upon the consummation of the Merger to fill such positions and serve
as directors of the Corporation until the next annual meeting of shareholders
at which directors of the Corporation are elected. In addition, the Board has
agreed to nominate such persons for election at annual meetings of the
Corporation's shareholders such that such nominees of Carolina, if elected by
the Corporation's shareholders, would be able to serve as directors of the
Corporation for no less than three years after the consummation of the Merger.
The Corporation also agreed to waive any mandatory retirement policies of the
Corporation with respect to its Board of Directors for such nominees to serve
for no less than three years after the consummation of the Merger.
The Merger is expected to be consummated shortly after the mailing of this
Proxy Statement but before the Annual Meeting on May 9, 2000. If the Merger is
consummated, the Corporation's Board of Directors will increase the number of
Directors to 12 and appoint two nominees of Carolina to fill the vacancies
created by such increase. Carolina has nominated Joe M. McLaurin and R. Larry
Campbell for appointment to the Corporation's Board of Directors. In order for
the three classes of directors to remain as equal in number as possible, it is
expected that Mr. McLaurin will be appointed to serve as a Class II director
and that Mr. Campbell will be appointed as a Class III director. Information
regarding Carolina's nominees follows:
JOE M. MCLAURIN, age 73, is a retired business executive and a director of
Carolina. Mr. McLaurin has served as a director of Richmond Savings since 1978.
Mr. McLaurin is also Chairman of Richmond Investment Services, Inc., a
subsidiary of Richmond Savings.
R. LARRY CAMPBELL, age 55, is President and Chief Executive Officer of
both Carolina and its wholly owned savings bank subsidiary, Richmond Savings
Bank, Inc., SSB ("Richmond Savings"). Mr. Campbell is a member of the Boards of
Directors of Carolina and Richmond Savings. Upon consummation of the Merger,
Mr. Campbell will serve as Senior Vice President of the Bank.
Assuming that the Merger is consummated prior to the Annual Meeting, it is
expected that Mr. McLaurin will be nominated for election as a Class II
Director to serve for a three-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2003
and that Mr. Campbell will be nominated for election as a Class III Director to
serve for a one-year term expiring at the Annual Meeting in 2001. In the event
that either nominee should not be available to serve for any reason (which is
not anticipated), it is intended that the persons acting under the proxy will
vote for the election, in his stead, of such other person as the Board of
Directors of the Corporation may recommend.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Board of Directors holds regular monthly meetings to conduct the
normal business of the Corporation and meets on other occasions when required
for special circumstances. In addition, certain board members serve on standing
committees. Among these committees are the Audit and Compliance, Compensation
and Nominating Committees, whose members and principal functions are as
follows:
AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE. The Audit and Compliance Committee reviews
significant audit and accounting principles, policies and practices and meets
with the audit manager relative to internal audit functions and with the
Independent Auditors to review the performance of the audit manager and
internal controls and accounting procedures. The committee also reviews
significant regulatory compliance matters and meets with the compliance officer
relative to the compliance management function. Additionally, the committee
reviews regulatory reports filed with the Federal Reserve Board and Comptroller
of the Currency. Members of this committee are Directors Neely, Frye, Hancock
and Stout. The Audit and Compliance Committee met six times during the 1999
fiscal year.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. The Compensation Committee deals in broad terms
with personnel matters and reviews the compensation of the senior officers of
the Corporation and Bank. Members of this committee are Directors Campbell,
Neely, Pugh and Ward. The Compensation Committee met twice during the 1999
fiscal year.
NOMINATING COMMITTEE. The Board of Directors, as a group, serves as the
Nominating Committee and in that capacity recommends nominees for election to
the Board. Qualified candidates recommended by shareholders will be considered
by
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the Board. In order for a candidate recommended by a shareholder to be
considered as a nominee at the next annual meeting, the name of such candidate,
together with a written description of the candidate's qualifications must be
received by the Secretary of FNB Corp., 101 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, North
Carolina 27203, no later than December 9, 2000.
During the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999, the Board of Directors
held a total of 16 meetings. Each Director attended 75% or more of the total
number of meetings of the Board and of the committees of the Board on which he
or she served.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table shows, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1999,
1998 and 1997, the cash and certain other compensation paid to or received or
deferred by persons who were at December 31, 1999 the chief executive officer
of the Corporation and the other officers of the Corporation whose total salary
and bonus exceeded $100,000.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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LONG TERM
ANNUAL COMPENSATION COMPENSATION
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SECURITIES
UNDERLYING
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION STOCK OPTIONS ALL OTHER
ON DECEMBER 31, 1999 YEAR SALARY BONUS (#) COMPENSATION
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Michael C. Miller, Chairman
and 1999 $192,500 $34,192 7,500 $ 6,680(1)
President of the Corporation 1998 183,754 33,046 7,500 6,680
and Bank 1997 175,008 42,281 10,000 6,430
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(1) Amount shown consists of $1,680 paid by the Bank pursuant to a Split Dollar
Insurance Program for executives and $5,000 contributed by the Corporation
to a 401(k) plan.
STOCK OPTIONS
The following table provides details regarding stock options granted to
the Named Executive Officers in the 1999 fiscal year. Information concerning
stock options granted to directors is set forth under the heading "Director
Compensation". The stock options were granted pursuant to the Corporation's
Stock Compensation Plan.
OPTION GRANTS IN 1999
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% OF POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
NUMBER OF TOTAL VALUE AT ASSUMED
SECURITIES OPTIONS EXERCISE ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
UNDERLYING GRANTED OR PRICE APPRECIATION
OPTIONS TO BASE FOR OPTION TERM (2)
GRANTED EMPLOYEES PRICE EXPIRATION ------------------------
NAME (#) (1) IN 1999 ($/SH) DATE 5% 10%
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Michael C. Miller ......... 7,500 12.1% $ 14.13 12/9/09 $66,647 $168,897
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(1) Incentive Stock Options exercisable one year after the grant date (December
10, 1999), with 20% of the shares covered thereby becoming exercisable at
that time and an additional 20% of the option shares becoming exercisable
on each successive anniversary date. The price for shares that may be
purchased pursuant to the options is equal to the fair market value of the
Corporation's Common Stock on the date of grant.
(2) The potential realizable value of the options granted, assuming that the
market price of the underlying security appreciates in value at annualized
rates of 5% and 10%, respectively, over the ten-year life of the option.
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The following table shows the number of shares covered by exercisable and
unexercisable options held by Named Executive Officers as of December 31, 1999.
No options were exercised by Named Executive Officers in 1999.
OPTION VALUES AT DECEMBER 31, 1999
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NUMBER OF SECURITIES
UNDERLYING VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED OPTIONS AT IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS AT
DECEMBER 31, 1999 (#) DECEMBER 31, 1999 (1)
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NAME EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
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Michael C. Miller ......... 37,500 27,500 $168,050 $34,025
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(1) The closing price of the Corporation's Common Stock on December 31, 1999
was $16.00.
PENSION PLAN TABLE
The Corporation has a noncontributory, qualified Pension Plan covering
substantially all full-time employees who qualify as to age and length of
service. Benefits are based on the employees's compensation, years of service
and age at retirement. As of January 1, 2000, the individual named in the
Summary Compensation Table, Mr. Miller, had 14 credited years of service under
such plan.
Effective in January 2000, the Corporation adopted a noncontributory,
nonqualified supplemental executive retirement plan (the "SERP") for certain
executive employees, including the individual named in the Summary Compensation
Table. Annual benefits payable under the SERP are based on factors similar to
those for the Pension Plan and are limited to 60% of Average Compensation as
defined for the Pension Plan, offset by amounts payable under the Pension Plan
and by full Social Security benefits.
The approximate annual retirement benefits beginning at the normal
retirement age of 65 to participants in the Pension Plan and SERP with salaries
in the classifications indicated are listed in the table below. The benefit
amounts listed in the following table reflect a straight life annuity. Due to
limitations on benefits payable under the SERP, the annual benefits in the
table for 35 and 40 years of service result solely from application of the
Pension Plan. Annual retirement benefits over $135,000 exceed the current
maximum benefits allowable for qualified plans under the Internal Revenue Code.
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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL BENEFIT UPON RETIREMENT
FOR YEARS OF SERVICE INDICATED
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ASSUMED AVERAGE
COMPENSATION FOR
FINAL TEN YEARS 15 YEARS 20 YEARS 25 YEARS 30 YEARS 35 YEARS 40 YEARS
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$ 100,000 38,248 43,248 43,248 43,248 49,765 54,765
125,000 51,998 58,248 58,248 58,248 64,202 70,452
150,000 65,748 73,248 73,248 73,248 78,640 86,140
175,000 79,498 88,248 88,248 88,248 93,077 101,827
200,000 93,248 103,248 103,248 103,248 107,515 117,515
225,000 106,998 118,248 118,248 118,248 121,952 133,202
250,000 120,748 133,248 133,248 133,248 136,390 148,890
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Directors who are not also employees of the Corporation or Bank are paid
$400 for each Board meeting they attend and receive an additional $200 for each
committee meeting attended. In addition, each nonemployee director is paid a
monthly retainer of $400. Directors may elect to defer receipt of their fees
and monthly retainers until their retirement from the Board. Any deferred fees
and retainers become a general obligation of the Corporation to be credited
with interest at the Bank's deposit rate applied to individual retirement
accounts with a two-year term and priced on a monthly variable-rate basis,
subject to a minimum rate of 5.5% per annum.
On December 10, 1999, the Corporation granted to each nonemployee director
a nonqualified stock option to purchase 1,500 shares of Common Stock at the
price of $14.13 per share. The price for shares that may be purchased pursuant
to the options is equal to the fair market value of the Corporation's Common
Stock on date of grant. The stock options first become exercisable on December
10, 2000, with 20% of the shares covered thereby becoming exercisable at that
time and an additional 20% of the option shares becoming exercisable on each
successive anniversary date. The options expire on December 9, 2009.
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Decisions on compensation of the President and management employees are
reviewed by the Corporation's Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). Four
nonemployee directors currently serve as members of the Committee: James M.
Campbell, Jr., Chairman, R. Reynolds Neely, Jr., Richard K. Pugh and Earlene V.
Ward. In addition, compensation decisions regarding the President and other
senior management employees are generally reviewed and ratified by the full
Board of Directors.
COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The Corporation's compensation policies are designed to attract and retain
competent management. The Board's goal is to provide competitive base salaries
to the Corporation's and the Bank's management employees and to give them, as
well as all other employees of the Corporation and the Bank, performance
incentives to motivate superior performance on behalf of the Corporation and
its shareholders. The Corporation has generally used two types of incentive
compensation: annual cash bonuses based on the overall performance of the Bank
and long-term compensation in the form of stock options. The Committee believes
that linking long-term compensation to the value of the Corporation's Common
Stock is especially effective because it aligns the interests of management
with those of the Corporation's shareholders.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
ANNUAL COMPENSATION. The Committee's recommendations for base salary for
the President and other management employees are based on information available
through industry sources regarding the compensation of executives of other
institutions similar in size and in other respects to the Bank. The Committee
considers annual cash bonuses as an integral part of the Corporation's
financial incentive package to achieve the Corporation's goals. Bonuses are
paid to all employees of the Bank based on the Bank's operating results for the
year in a number of specific areas, with each employee receiving the same
percentage of his or her base salary as every other employee. The goals for the
year are generally adopted by the Committee at the beginning of the year. Goals
are generally established for the growth in average loans and deposits, profit
margins, noninterest income, loan quality and productivity. Senior management
employees generally receive an additional bonus based on similar criteria in
the discretion of the Board, based on the Committee's recommendations. For
1999, the President received total bonuses of $34,192. The Committee and the
Board considered these bonuses appropriate in view of their overall assessment
of the performance of the President and the Corporation.
LONG-TERM COMPENSATION. The Corporation's long-term incentive compensation
awards are designed to encourage the retention of key executives and to align
their interests with the interests of shareholders. Long-term compensation for
the President and other management employees consists principally of stock
options. The Corporation currently has a Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan"),
which provides for the grant of incentive and nonqualified options, stock
bonuses and restricted stock. The Corporation believes that stock options
granted under the Plan are performance-based and, therefore, deductible by the
Corporation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan
provides for other types of compensation, such as stock bonuses and restricted
stock, which will be performance-based only if performance goals are
established by the Committee in compliance with Section 162(m); no substantial
stock bonuses of restricted stock have ever been granted by the Committee. The
Committee administers the Plan and determines, in its discretion, what stock
grants will be made. Stock options have been granted to the President and to
other management employees on an annual basis since 1994. For further
information regarding the options granted to the President in 1999, see
"Executive Compensation -- Stock Options" above. The Committee believes that
all grants to the President under the Plan are performance-based for purposes
of Section 162(m).
SUBMITTED BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS:
James M. Campbell, Jr., Chairman
R. Reynolds Neely, Jr.
Richard K. Pugh
Earlene V. Ward
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDERS PARTICIPATION
None of the members of the Compensation Committee has ever been an officer
or employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or performs services
for the Corporation or its subsidiaries other than as a director.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph and table compare the cumulative total shareholder
return of FNB Common Stock for the five-year period ended December 31, 1999
with the SNL Southeast Bank Index and the Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index,
assuming an investment of $100 at the beginning of the period and the
reinvestment of dividends.
(The Performance Graph appears here. See the table below for plot points.)
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AS OF DECEMBER 31,
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
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FNB Corp. ................ $ 100.00 $ 155.82 $ 201.79 $ 275.13 $ 399.02 $ 230.11
SNL Southeast Bank Index . 100.00 149.98 205.88 312.10 332.25 261.46
S&P 500 Index ............ 100.00 137.58 169.03 225.44 289.79 350.78
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INDEBTEDNESS OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Certain of the directors and officers of the Corporation and Bank and
companies with which they are affiliated were customers of and borrowers from
the Bank in the ordinary course of business in 1999. Similar banking
transactions are expected to take place in the future. In the opinion of
management, all outstanding loans and commitments included in such transactions
were made substantially on the same terms, including rate and collateral, as
those prevailing at the time in comparable transactions with other customers
and did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility or contain other
unfavorable features.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth as of March 23, 2000, certain information
with respect to the beneficial ownership of FNB Common Stock by directors and
executive officers and by directors and executive officers as a group.
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AMOUNT AND NATURE OF
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP PERCENT
NAME AND ADDRESS MARCH 23, 2000 (1) (2) OF CLASS
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James M. Campbell, Jr., Director .................. 52,685 1.44
Randleman, NC
Darrell L. Frye, Director ......................... 1,000 0.03
Archdale, NC
W. L. Hancock, Director ........................... 109,670 2.99
Franklinville, NC
Thomas A. Jordan, Director ........................ 32,635 0.89
Liberty, NC
Michael C. Miller, Chairman and President ......... 65,241(3) 1.77
Asheboro, NC
R. Reynolds Neely, Jr., Director .................. 162,072(4) 4.42
Asheboro, NC
Richard K. Pugh, Director ......................... 9,900 0.27
Asheboro, NC
J. M. Ramsay III, Director ........................ 30,930 0.84
Asheboro, NC
Charles W. Stout, M.D., Director .................. 26,640 0.73
Asheboro, NC
Earlene V. Ward, Director ......................... 29,112 0.80
Asheboro, NC
Jerry A. Little, Treasurer and Secretary .......... 13,696 0.37
Asheboro, NC
Directors and executive officers
as a group (11 persons) .......................... 533,581(3) (4) 14.22
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(1) Includes shares held by directors' and executive officers' immediate
families, including spouse and/or children residing in same household.
Does not include 4,620 shares owned by the Ferree Educational and Welfare
Fund, of which Mr. Miller is a trustee and treasurer.
(2) Includes shares subject to stock options exercisable as of March 23, 2000
or within 60 days thereafter for Mr. Campbell (6,900 shares), Mr. Hancock
(6,300 shares), Mr. Jordan (6,900 shares), Mr. Miller (37,500 shares), Mr.
Neely (6,900 shares), Mr. Pugh (6,900 shares), Mr. Ramsay (6,900 shares),
Dr. Stout (1,100 shares), Ms. Ward (3,900 shares), Mr. Little (13,000
shares) and all directors and executive officers as a group (96,300
shares).
(3) Includes 18,600 shares held of record by Mr. Miller's mother and over which
Mr. Miller has voting and dispository control pursuant to a revocable
power of attorney.
(4) Includes 88,956 shares held of record by Mr. Neely's mother and over which
Mr. Neely and his sister have joint voting and dispository control
pursuant to a revocable power of attorney.
SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE
Under the securities laws of the United States, the Corporation's
directors, its executive officers, and any persons holding more than 10 percent
of the Corporation's stock are required to report their ownership of the
Corporation's stock and any changes in that ownership to the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Specific due dates for these reports have been established
and the Corporation is required to report in this proxy statement any failure
to file by these dates during 1999. All of these filing requirements were
satisfied by its directors, executive officers and 10 percent holders. In
making these statements, the Corporation has relied on the written
representations of its directors, executive officers and 10 percent holders and
copies of the reports that they have filed with the Commission.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The firm of KPMG LLP, independent certified public accountants, has been
selected by the Board of Directors as independent auditors for the 2000 fiscal
year. This selection is being presented to the shareholders for ratification at
the Annual Meeting.
A representative of KPMG LLP is expected to be present at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders and will be given an opportunity to make a statement if
he desires to do so. Such representative will be available to respond to
questions relating to the 1999 audit of the Corporation's financial statements.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals of shareholders intended to be presented at the next Annual
Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Secretary of FNB Corp., 101
Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, North Carolina 27203, no later than December 9, 2000
for inclusion in the Corporation's proxy statement and form of proxy relating
to such meeting. If a shareholder notifies the Corporation any later than
February 25, 2001 of an intent to present a proposal at the next Annual Meeting
of Shareholders, the Corporation will have the right to exercise its
discretionary voting authority with respect to such proposal without including
information regarding such proposal in its proxy materials related to such
meeting.
OTHER MATTERS
There is no business other than as set forth, so far as now known, to be
presented for action by the shareholders at the meeting. It is intended that
the proxies will be exercised by the persons named therein upon matters that
may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof, in accordance
with the recommendations of management.
By Order of the Board of Directors:
MICHAEL C. MILLER
CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT
Date: April 7, 2000
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APPENDIX
FNB CORP.
101 SUNSET AVENUE
ASHEBORO, NORTH CAROLINA 27203
PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS -- MAY 9, 2000
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints James M. Campbell, Jr. and Charles W.
Stout, M.D., or either of them, proxies with full power of substitution to vote
all shares of FNB Corp. standing in the name of the undersigned at the above
Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and all adjournments thereof:
1. ELECTION OF CLASS II DIRECTORS TO SERVE FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS EXPIRING AT
THE ANNUAL MEETING IN 2003: W. L. Hancock, R. Reynolds Neely, Jr., Richard
K. Pugh
__With authority to vote for all nominees listed above, except as
designated below.
__Withhold authority to vote for all nominees listed above.
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To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, write the
nominee's name in the space above.
2. ELECTION OF AN ADDITIONAL CLASS II DIRECTOR TO SERVE FOR A THREE-YEAR
TERM EXPIRING AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN 2003: Joe M. McLaurin
__ With authority to vote for nominee listed above.
__ Withhold authority to vote for nominee listed above.
NOTE: THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ONLY IN THE
EVENT THAT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF CAROLINA FINCORP, INC. BY MERGER IS
CONSUMMATED PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING AND MR. MCLAURIN IS NOMINATED FOR
ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
3. ELECTION OF A CLASS III DIRECTOR TO SERVE FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING
AT THE ANNUAL MEETING IN 2001: R. Larry Campbell
__With authority to vote for nominee listed above.
__Withhold authority to vote for nominee listed above.
NOTE: THIS PROPOSAL WILL BE CONSIDERED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING ONLY IN THE
EVENT THAT THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF CAROLINA FINCORP, INC. BY MERGER IS
CONSUMMATED PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING AND MR. CAMPBELL IS NOMINATED FOR
ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
4. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY SELECTION OF KPMG LLP as independent auditors.
__FOR __AGAINST __ABSTAIN
5. With discretionary authority upon such other matters as may come before
the meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE FOR THE
NOMINEES AND THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF AUDITORS. THE PROXY WILL BE
VOTED ACCORDINGLY UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
Dated: ____________________, 2000 __________________________________
Signature of Shareholder
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Signature of Shareholder
When signing as attorney, executor,
administrator, trustee or guardian, please
give full title. If more than one trustee,
all should sign. All joint owners must sign.
