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PENTAIR, INC.
1500 County Road B2 West
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55113
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD APRIL 24, 1996
To our Shareholders:
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Pentair, Inc. (the "Company") will be
held at the Northland Inn and Conference Center, 7101 Northland Circle, Brooklyn
Park, Minnesota, on Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., for the following
purposes:
1. To elect five directors.
2. To extend the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and increase the number
of shares and incentive compensation units issuable thereunder.
3. To approve Amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan to comply
with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
4. To approve the adoption of the Executive Officer Performance Plan to
comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
5. To vote on a proposal to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP
as independent auditors of the Company for 1996.
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on February 26, 1996
as the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote at the
annual meeting. Accordingly, only shareholders of record at the close of
business on that date will be entitled to vote. The Company's transfer books
will not be closed.
By Order of the Board of Directors
R. T. Rueb, Secretary
Saint Paul, Minnesota
March 11, 1996
IMPORTANT: To assure that the annual meeting may be legally held, there must be
a quorum (50% plus 1 vote). Accordingly, you are urged to SIGN AND RETURN THE
ENCLOSED PROXY PROMPTLY. This will not prevent you from voting in person if you
so desire.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROXY STATEMENT
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Solicitation............................................................................................... 1
Revocation and Voting of Proxy............................................................................. 1
Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights....................................................................... 2
Security Ownership of Management and Beneficial Ownership.................................................. 2
Proposals to be Acted Upon at the Annual Meeting
Item 1 -- Election of Directors.......................................................................... 5
Item 2 -- Extension of the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and Increase in Shares and Incentive
Compensation Units Thereunder.................................................................. 11
Item 3 -- Approval of Amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan................................ 11
Item 4 -- Approval of Executive Office Performance Plan.................................................. 13
Item 5 -- Approval of Auditors........................................................................... 14
Executive Compensation..................................................................................... 14
Future Proposals........................................................................................... 23
Other Business............................................................................................. 23
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PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD APRIL 24, 1996
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PENTAIR, INC.
1500 County Road B2 West
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55113
March 11, 1996
The following statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of
proxies by the Board of Directors of Pentair, Inc. (the "Company") to be voted
at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held on Wednesday,
April 24, 1996, or at any adjournment or adjournments of such meeting.
Distribution of this proxy statement and proxy to shareholders began on or about
March 11, 1996.
SOLICITATION
The cost of soliciting proxies and the notices of the meeting, including the
preparation, assembly and mailing of proxies and this statement, will be borne
by the Company. In addition to this mailing, proxies may be solicited personally
or by telephone by regular employees of the Company. Assistance in the
solicitation of proxies is also being rendered by Morrow & Co., 909 Third
Avenue, New York, New York, at a cost to the Company of $7,000 plus expenses.
Furthermore, arrangements may be made with brokers, banks and similar
organizations to send proxies and proxy materials to beneficial owners for
voting instructions, for which the Company will reimburse such organizations for
their expense in so doing and will pay all costs of soliciting the proxies.
REVOCATION AND VOTING OF PROXY
Any shareholder giving a proxy may revoke it prior to its use at the meeting
by (1) delivering a written notice expressly revoking the proxy to the Secretary
at the Company's offices, (2) signing and forwarding to the Company at its
offices a later dated proxy, or (3) attending the annual meeting and casting his
or her votes personally.
A majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum at the Annual
Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted for purposes of
determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business.
Pursuant to Minnesota law and the Company's Articles of Incorporation,
abstentions are counted in determining the total number of the votes cast on
proposals presented to shareholders, but will not be treated as votes in favor
of the proposals. Broker non-votes are not counted for purposes of determining
the total number of votes cast on proposals presented to shareholders.
Unless otherwise directed in the accompanying proxy, the persons named
therein will vote FOR the directors and the proposals set forth in this Notice
of Annual Meeting of Shareholders. As to any other business which may properly
come before the meeting, they will vote in accordance with their best judgment.
The Company does not presently know of any other business.
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OUTSTANDING SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECLARED A 100% STOCK DIVIDEND PAYABLE FEBRUARY 16,
1996 TO SHAREHOLDERS OF RECORD AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON FEBRUARY 2, 1996. ALL
SHARE DATA IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT REFLECTS THE 100% STOCK DIVIDEND.
At the close of business on February 26, 1996, the record date, there were
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.16 2/3 per share, and
1,706,394 shares of 8% Callable Cumulative Voting Convertible Preferred Stock,
Series 1990, par value $.10 per share ("Voting Preferred"), which are the only
classes of voting stock of the Company entitled to be voted at the meeting. The
Voting Preferred, as a result of common stock dividends since the Voting
Preferred was issued, has 5,119,182 votes.
A shareholder is entitled to one vote for each common share and three votes
for each Voting Preferred share held on the record date with respect to all
matters that may be brought before the meeting. There is no cumulative voting
for directors. An affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting
power of the shares present at the meeting is required for election of directors
and the approval of all other proposals set forth in this Proxy Statement.
SECTION 16 COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company's
directors and executive officers to file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of
common stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors,
and greater than ten-percent shareholders are required by SEC regulations to
furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.
Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms furnished to the
Company and written representations from the Company's officers and directors,
the Company believes all persons subject to these reporting requirements filed
the required reports on a timely basis, except that D. Eugene Nugent, a director
of the Company and Richard J. Cathcart, an officer of the Company, did not
timely file required Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership. The
required reports have now been filed by both persons.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
The following table contains information concerning the beneficial ownership
of the Company's voting shares as of February 26, 1996 by each director and
nominee for director, by each named executive officer, by all directors and
executive officers as a group, and as of December 31, 1995 by five persons known
to the Company to "beneficially own" more than 5% of either of its classes of
voting shares.
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF VOTING
COMMON PERCENT OF PREFERRED PERCENT OF COMBINED VOTING
BENEFICIAL OWNER (A) SHARES (B) CLASS SHARES (B) CLASS PERCENTAGE (C)
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George N. Butzow 39,845(d) * 0 0 *
Winslow H. Buxton 393,434(e) 1,557 *
Joseph R. Collins 87,315(f) * 1,416 * *
Charles A. Haggerty 7,995(g) * 0 0 *
David D. Harrison 44,896(h) * 228 * *
Harold V. Haverty 10,500(i) * 0 0 *
Quentin J. Hietpas 22,669(j) * 0 0 *
Ronald V. Kelly 161,779(k) * 1,583 * *
Walter Kissling 7,519(l) * 0 0 *
Gerald C. Kitch 118,915(m) * 1,525 * *
Karen E. Welke 1,233(n) * 0 0 *
D. Eugene Nugent 830,576(o) 0 0
Richard M. Schulze 4,572(p) * 0 0 *
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NUMBER OF NUMBER OF VOTING
COMMON PERCENT OF PREFERRED PERCENT OF COMBINED VOTING
BENEFICIAL OWNER (A) SHARES (B) CLASS SHARES (B) CLASS PERCENTAGE (C)
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All directors & 1,824,144(q) 8,575 *
executive officers as a
group (16 persons)
Brinson Partners, Inc. 2,362,172(r) 0 0
Three First National
Plaza
9th Floor, Suite 111
Chicago, IL 60602-4298
The Prudential Insurance 3,055,822(s) 0 0
Company of America
Prudential Plaza
Newark, NJ 07102-3777
State Street Bank 156,600(t) * 1,744,564(t) 100 % %
and Trust Company
225 Franklin St.
Boston, MA 02110
Dietch & Field 3,228,900(u) 0 0
Advisers, Inc.
437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Capital Group 1,882,500(v) 0 0
Companies, Inc.
333 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
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* Less than 1.0%.
(a) Unless otherwise noted, all shares are held by individuals possessing sole
voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Amounts listed do
not include 1,056,570 shares held by the Pentair, Inc. Master Trust for
various pension plans of the Company and it subsidiaries. The Trust
Investment Committee of such Master Trust includes Winslow H. Buxton, David
D. Harrison and two other officers. Although these individuals could be
deemed under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules to
"beneficially own" all of the shares held by these plans because of their
shared voting and investment power with respect to those shares, they
disclaim beneficial ownership of such shares.
(b) The shares of voting preferred stock are all held by the trustee of the
Company's Employee Stock Ownership Trust. These shares are converted into
common shares upon the retirement or other termination of employment of an
ESOP participant at the ratio of approximately 2.3077 common shares for each
preferred share. The shares of preferred stock vote together with the common
shares as a single class on most issues, with each preferred share having
three votes as the result of common stock dividends since the voting
preferred stock was issued. As named fiduciaries (i.e. the responsible
parties identified in the voting section of the ESOP Trust Agreement), the
ESOP participants, including those officers listed in the table, have the
right to direct the Trustee to vote the shares allocated to their accounts,
although participants have no investment power over those shares. In
addition, ESOP participants have the right to direct the Trustee to vote a
portion of the shares that have not been allocated to participant accounts
or for which no instructions are timely received by the Trustee.
Since the voting preferred shares could be converted into approximately
3,489,128 common shares, under applicable SEC rules the ESOP trustee may be
deemed to beneficially own that
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number of common shares in addition to the preferred shares it holds.
However, to avoid overstatement of the aggregate beneficial ownership of the
common and voting preferred shares, the common shares reported in the table
do not include the shares that may be acquired upon conversion of the voting
preferred shares, and the calculations of the percentage of common shares
beneficially owned do not take into account any such shares.
(c) Since the common shares and voting preferred shares vote together as a
single class on all issues being submitted to the shareholders at the
upcoming annual meeting, the percentages listed in the table indicate the
percentage of the aggregate voting power represented by the shares of both
classes held by each person listed.
(d) Includes 9,000 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of stock options
within 60 days and 18,053 shares representing Share Units credited to Mr.
Butzow's account in the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as to which he currently has no voting or investment
power.
(e) Includes 23,246 restricted shares issued pursuant to an incentive plan as to
which Mr. Buxton has sole voting power but no investment power, 434 shares
held jointly with his spouse as to which he shares voting and investment
power, 12,024 held by his spouse as to which he may be deemed to share
voting and investment power, but as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership and 252,000 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of
employee stock options within 60 days.
(f) Includes 7,094 restricted shares issued pursuant to an incentive plan as to
which Mr. Collins has sole voting power but no investment power, 793 shares
held by his spouse as to which he may be deemed to share voting and
investment power, but as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership, and
49,308 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of employee stock options
within 60 days.
(g) Includes 1,000 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of stock options
within 60 days and 2,995 shares representing share units credited to Mr.
Haggerty's account in the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as to which he currently has no voting or investment
power.
(h) Includes 7,380 restricted shares issued pursuant to an incentive plan as to
which Mr. Harrison has sole voting power but no investment power, 12,034
shares held jointly with his spouse as to which he shares voting and
investment power, and 23,066 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of
employee stock options within 60 days.
(i) Includes 9,000 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of stock options
within 60 days.
(j) Includes 2,600 shares representing Share Units credited to Mr. Hietpas's
account in the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors as to which he currently has no voting or investment power.
(k) Includes 5,884 restricted shares issued pursuant to an incentive plan as to
which Mr. Kelly has sole voting power but no investment power, 24,554 shares
held by his spouse as to which he may be deemed to share voting and
investment power, but as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership, and
38,794 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of employee stock options
within 60 days.
(l) Includes 3,000 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of stock options
within 60 days and 4,519 shares representing Share Units credited to Mr.
Kissling's account in the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as to which he has no voting or investment power.
(m) Includes 7,806 restricted shares issued pursuant to an incentive plan as to
which Mr. Kitch has sole voting power but no investment power, and 62,482
shares that could be obtained upon exercise of employee stock options within
60 days.
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(n) Includes 1,233 shares representing share units credited to Ms. Welke's
account in the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors as to which she has no voting or investment power.
(o) Includes 395,510 shares that Mr. Nugent holds jointly with his spouse as to
which he shares voting and investment power, 44,592 shares held by his
spouse as to which he may be deemed to share voting and investment power,
but as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership, and 65,100 shares that
could be obtained upon exercise of stock options within 60 days.
(p) Includes 1,000 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of stock options
within 60 days and 1,572 shares representing share units credited to Mr.
Schulze's account in the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors as to which he has no voting or investment power.
(q) Includes, with respect to officers not named above, 2,680 shares held by
children of an officer as to which such officer may be deemed to share
voting and investment power, but as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership; 12,276 restricted shares issued pursuant to an incentive plan as
to which such officers have sole voting power but no investment power; and
36,148 shares that could be obtained upon exercise of employee stock options
within 60 days.
(r) According to its Schedule 13G dated February 9, 1996, Brinson Partners,
Inc., a registered investment adviser, has shared voting power and sole
investment power over all 2,362,172 shares.
(s) According to its Schedule 13G dated February 12, 1996, as of December 31,
1995, Prudential Insurance Company of America, a registered investment
adviser and broker-dealer, has sole voting and investment power over
1,176,600 shares and shared voting and investment power over 1,879,222
shares.
(t) According to its Schedule 13G dated February 12, 1996, as of December 31,
1995, State Street Bank and Trust Company, as trustee under the Pentair,
Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Trust, may be deemed to have shared voting
power and investment power over all voting preferred shares with 5,233,692
votes, but it has disclaimed beneficial ownership of all shares. State
Street reports having sole voting power and investment power over 149,400 of
the common shares listed, and shared investment power of 7,200 of the common
shares listed, which it holds as trustee for collective investment funds for
other employee benefit plans.
(u) According to its Schedule 13G dated January 12, 1996, as of December 31,
1995, Dietche & Field Advisers, Inc., a registered investment advisor, has
sole voting power and investment power over all 3,228,900 shares.
(v) According to its Schedule 13G dated February 9, 1996, as of December 31,
1995, the Capital Group Companies, a registered investment advisor, has sole
voting and investment power over 1,590,220 shares and sole investment power
with no voting power with respect to 292,280 shares.
PROPOSALS TO BE ACTED UPON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
ITEM 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
The Company's By-Laws provide for a Board of Directors (sometimes referred
to herein as the "Board") of not fewer than three members and not more than
fifteen members. The Board recommends increasing the number of directors from
nine to eleven. The Board is divided into three classes with directors serving
three-year terms but with the beginning date for each term staggered so that the
term of only one class expires in any particular year. Vacancies that occur
during a term may be filled by the Board of Directors or by election at a
special meeting of shareholders. Any director elected to fill a vacancy by the
remaining directors is required to stand for election at the next meeting of
shareholders.
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At the forthcoming annual meeting, five persons are nominated to be elected
to the Company's Board of Directors, three of whom are currently directors of
the Company. Three incumbent directors, George N. Butzow, Winslow H. Buxton, and
Walter Kissling, and one new director, Barbara B. Grogan, have been nominated
for three-year terms, expiring at the 1999 Annual Meeting. In addition, William
J. Cadogan has been nominated for a one-year term expiring at the 1997 Annual
Meeting. Six other directors have terms of office that do not expire at this
time, and each will continue to serve his or her full term. Proxies cannot be
voted for a greater number of directors than the number nominated. Unless you
direct otherwise, proxies will be voted FOR the election of all nominees listed
below. Should any nominee decline or be unable to accept such nomination or to
serve as director (an event management does not now expect to occur), proxies
will be voted FOR a substitute nominee or nominees in accordance with the best
judgment of the person or persons acting under them.
Information concerning the persons nominated for election as directors, as
well as those continuing in office, is set forth on the following pages.
DIRECTORS STANDING FOR ELECTION
(FOR A THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING AT THE 1999 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS)
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[PHOTO] Since May 1994, Mr. Butzow has been Founder and Chairman Emeritus of MTS
GEORGE N. BUTZOW Systems, a manufacturer of high-technology testing systems. Mr. Butzow was
Chairman of the Board of Directors of MTS from 1982 to May 1994. Mr. Butzow is
also a director of Andrew Corporation.
Director since: 1979
Age: 66
Since January 1993, Mr. Buxton has been the Chairman of the Board of
[PHOTO] Directors of Pentair, Inc. Mr Buxton has been President and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company since August 1992. Mr. Buxton was
WINSLOW H. BUXTON Chief Operating Officer of the Company from August 1990 through August 1992. Mr.
Director since: 1990 Buxton was also Vice President - Paper Group of the Company from January 1989
Age: 56 through August 1990. Mr. Buxton is also a director of Bemis Company, Inc.
Mr. Kissling has been the President since April 1992 and Chief Executive
[PHOTO] Officer since April 1995 of H.B. Fuller Company, a manufacturer and marketer of
specialty chemical products. He was Chief Operating Officer
WALTER KISSLING of H.B. Fuller from July 1990 to April 1995 and Executive Vice President from
Director since: 1993 July 1990 to April 1991, and Senior Vice President from 1980 to 1990. Mr.
Age: 64 Kissling is also a director of H.B. Fuller Company and Chairman and Director of
one of its subsidiaries, Kativo Chemical Industries, S.A.
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[PHOTO] Ms. Grogan is Chairman and President of Western Industrial Contractors, Inc., a
BARBARA B. GROGAN company specializing in machinery erection and installation. Ms. Grogan founded
Age: 48 Western Industrial Contractors, Inc. in September, 1982. She was Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch,
from 1989 to 1994, and at present is a member of the Board of Directors of the
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Winter Park Recreation Association and Deluxe
Corporation.
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(FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING AT THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS)
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[PHOTO] Since November 1993, Mr. Cadogan has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors
WILLIAM J. CADOGAN of ADC Telecommunications, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of products and
Age: 47 systems for broadband telecommunications networks. Mr. Cadogan has been Chief
Executive Officer of ADC Telecommunications since November, 1991 and was
President from June 1990 to November 1991. He is also a director of Banta
Corporation.
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DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE
(TERM EXPIRES AT THE 1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS)
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[PHOTO] Since 1992, Mr. Haverty has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deluxe
HAROLD V. HAVERTY Corporation, a manufacturer of bank checks and internal bank forms. Mr. Haverty
Director since: 1990 was the Chief Executive Officer and President of Deluxe from 1986 until 1995. He
also serves on the board of Minnesota Mutual Life.
Age: 65
In June 1992, Mr. Haggerty was appointed President and subsequently in
[PHOTO] July 1993 appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer of Western Digital Corporation, a manufacturer of hard disk
CHARLES A. HAGGERTY drives. Prior to that, he held various positions with IBM Corporation including
Director since: 1994 Vice President-General Manager, Worldwide OEM Storage Marketing (1991-1992); and
Age: 54 Vice President-General Manager, Low-end Storage Products (1989-1990). Mr.
Haggerty is also a director of Sync Research, Inc. and Navistar International,
Inc.
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[PHOTO] Mr. Nugent was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pentair, Inc. from July
D. EUGENE NUGENT 1986 to January 1993. He was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Company
from July 1986 until August 1992. Mr. Nugent is also a director of Apogee
Enterprises, Inc. and UFE, Inc.
Director since: 1975
Age: 68
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(TERM EXPIRES AT THE 1998 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS)
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[PHOTO] Since 1983, Mr. Hietpas has been the Senior Vice President of External Affairs
of the University of St. Thomas.
QUENTIN J. HIETPAS
Director since: 1976
Age: 65
Since 1983, Mr. Schulze has been Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive
[PHOTO] Officer of Best Buy Company, Inc. a consumer electronics and major appliance
chain.
RICHARD M. SCHULZE
Director since: 1994
Age: 55
Since February 1995, Ms. Welke has been Group Vice President, Medical
[PHOTO] Markets Group for Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (3M). Prior to
that, she held various positions with 3M including Managing Direc-
KAREN E. WELKE tor, 3M France (July 1991 to February 1995); and Division Vice President,
Director since: 1995 Medical-Surgical Division (March 1989 to July 1991).
Age: 51
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DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE
The Board of Directors held nine meetings in 1995. All directors attended at
least 75% of the meetings of the Board and its committees on which they served.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Audit Committee, which presently consists of George N. Butzow (Chair),
Richard M. Schulze, Karen E. Welke and Charles A. Haggerty, is responsible for
selecting auditors, ensuring the fiscal integrity of the Company, and
establishing and reviewing internal controls. The Audit Committee held two
meetings in 1995.
The Compensation and Personnel Committee, which presently consists of
Quentin J. Hietpas (Chair), Harold V. Haverty and George N. Butzow, is
responsible for developing a broad plan of compensation for the Company that is
competitive and rewarding to the degree that it will attract, hold, and inspire
performance of executive, managerial, and other key personnel. The Committee
held six meetings during 1995.
The Nominating Committee, which presently consists of D. Eugene Nugent
(Chair), Winslow H. Buxton, and Quentin J. Hietpas, is responsible for
nominating candidates for vacancies on the Board. The Nominating Committee will
consider nominees recommended by shareholders under procedures set forth in the
Company's By-Laws. Sections 9 through 12 of Article II of the By-Laws provide
that a candidate may not be nominated for election as a director at the annual
meeting of shareholders unless the nomination was previously submitted to the
Board or its Nominating Committee. A shareholder wishing to nominate a candidate
for director at an annual meeting of shareholders must do so no later than the
sixtieth day after the end of the fiscal year preceding the year in which such
annual meeting will be held. Nominations are deemed made when the Secretary of
the Company receives all of the following: (1) all information about the nominee
that may be required to be provided in any proxy statement pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and regulations promulgated thereunder; (2) an
executed directors' questionnaire provided by the Company and completed by the
nominee; (3) the nominee's statement consenting to his or her nomination and
agreeing to serve, if elected; and (4) evidence that the person making the
nomination is a shareholder. After reviewing the submission, the Board or the
appointed Nominating Committee may, but need not, designate one or more of the
nominees to appear as an alternate candidate on any proxy solicited by
management or any proxy statement furnished by management. The number of such
alternate candidates may not exceed the number of directors to be elected at
that annual meeting. Exclusion of any eligible candidate from a proxy solicited
by management does not affect the right of shareholders to nominate, vote for,
or elect such candidate at any shareholders meeting held within twelve months
after submission of the nomination material described above. The Nominating
Committee held three meetings in 1995.
DIRECTORS' REMUNERATION
In 1996, non-employee directors will be paid an annual retainer of $23,000,
plus $1,000 for attendance at each Board meeting. Committee Chairs receive
$1,400, except the Chair of the Compensation Committee receives $1,600 for
attendance at each committee meeting. Non-employee directors receive $1,000 for
attendance at each committee meeting and $500 for participation in a telephone
conference in lieu of a meeting.
Under the Third Amended and Restated Compensation Plan for Non-Employee
Directors, directors who are not employees of the Company may elect to defer
payment of all or a portion of their director's fees. The amounts deferred can
be either set aside in a cash account or used to purchase shares of the
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Company's common stock. The plan provides for a Company match of 25% on the
first $750 per month deferred in the form of common stock. Participants and
amounts deferred under the Plan are shown below:
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$ DEFERRED $ DEFERRED $ DEFERRED SHARE UNITS
1993 1994 1995 12/31/95
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Butzow $ 26,200 $ 0 $ 44,650 17,631
Haggerty 0 22,688 39,050 2,749
Hietpas 9,000 9,000 9,000 2,532
Kissling 17,700 31,300 36,450 4,267
Schulze 0 0 33,750 1,333
Welke 0 0 26,438 995
</TABLE>
The plan also provides that former non-employee directors who meet certain
requirements are to be considered for retirement benefits to extend for a term
equal to the number of years served as a non-employee director, which benefits
shall be paid monthly in an amount equal to the pro rata monthly retainer fee
being paid to the director at the time of termination from the Board. The
Company is currently paying compensation benefits to three former directors.
Finally, in the event of an unfriendly change in control of the Company, the
plan provides for the establishment of depository agreements and the payment
into trust of funds sufficient to ensure the payment of any deferred director's
fees or retirement benefits due former directors.
The Outside Directors Nonqualified Stock Option Plan provides for the
granting of options to purchase the Company's common stock to directors who are
not employees of the Company. The plan provides for automatic annual grants to
the directors and offers alternative forms of payment of the exercise price
including surrender of Pentair common stock or unexercised options. The persons
to receive options, the number of options granted, and the terms of the options
are determined by the Plan. No option granted under the plan, however, may
extend for a period of more than ten years from the date of the grant and no
option exercise price may be less than the current market price of Pentair
common stock on the date of award of such option.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
OPTIONS EXERCISE OR
NAME YEAR GRANTED BASE PRICE EXPIRATION DATE
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
George N. Butzow 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
1994 3,000 $ 17.75 1/19/99
1993 3,000 $ 14.33 1/19/98
Charles A. Haggerty 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
Harold V. Haverty 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
1994 3,000 $ 17.75 1/19/99
1993 3,000 $ 14.33 1/19/98
Quentin J. Hietpas 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
1994 3,000 $ 17.75 1/19/99
1993 3,000 $ 14.33 1/19/98
Walter Kissling 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
1994 3,000 $ 17.75 1/19/99
D. Eugene Nugent 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
1994 3,000 $ 17.75 1/19/99
1993 3,000 $ 14.33 1/19/98
Richard M. Schulze 1995 3,000 $ 21.50 1/18/00
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One-third of the options granted to each recipient become exercisable on
each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, and the options
expire five years after the date of grant. Two current directors exercised
options during 1993-1995; the net value of shares (market value less exercise
price) realized from these exercises was $99,613.
ITEM 2
EXTENSION OF THE 1990 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
AND INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SHARES AND
INCENTIVE COMPENSATION UNITS ISSUABLE
The 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), previously approved by
shareholders in 1990 for a ten-year period through January 11, 2000, allows for
the granting of nonqualified stock options, incentive stock options and stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock, rights to restricted stock, incentive
compensation units, and performance shares and performance units.
The Plan is administered by the Company's Compensation and Personnel
Committee (the "Committee"), which is made up of members of the Company's Board
of Directors who are not employees of the Company and therefore not eligible to
receive awards under the Plan. Employees eligible to receive awards under the
Plan are those key managerial administrative, or professional employees of the
Company or any of its affiliates who are in a position to make a material
contribution to the continued profitable growth and long-term success of the
Company. The Committee has the authority to select the recipients of awards,
determine the type and size of the awards, establish certain terms and
conditions of award grants, and take certain other actions as permitted under
the Plan.
The Committee continues to believe that the success of the Company depends
in large measure on the Company's ability to attract, retain and motivate
executives and key employees, and has concluded it is desirable to extend the
term of the Plan. The Committee has approved the extension of the Plan to expire
February 14, 2006, subject to shareholder approval.
In 1990, the shareholders authorized 3,268,352 shares of Company common
stock and 3,503,780 incentive compensation units ("ICUs") to be used for awards
under the Plan (these numbers have been adjusted for stock dividends in 1993 and
1996). The total number of shares authorized in 1990 represented a combination
of remaining awards available under the Company's equity incentive plans then in
place. All shares of common stock originally authorized under the Plan have been
granted and all but 255,494 ICU's originally authorized under the Plan have been
awarded. The Committee approved a change to the Plan providing 3,200,000 shares
of common stock and 4,000,000 (an increase of 3,744,506) ICU's for issuance
under the Plan, subject to shareholder approval. The shares and awards
authorized under the Plan are subject to certain antidilution adjustments, and
if any awards under the Plan lapse, the number of shares or ICU's pertaining to
such forfeited awards become available for subsequent grant under the Plan.
The Board of Directors requests shareholder approval to extend the plan
providing a 10-year term expiring February 14, 2006, and to increase the number
of shares issuable under the Plan by 3,200,000 and to increase the number of
incentive compensation units issuable under the Plan by 3,744,506.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE EXTENSION OF
THE 1990 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN AND THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SHARES
AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION UNITS ISSUABLE THEREUNDER
ITEM 3
APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE 1990 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
TO COMPLY WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M)
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("Section 162(m)")
imposes an annual $1,000,000 limit on the Company's deduction of certain
compensation attributable to officers whose compensation for a fiscal year is
disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table -- see page 20 of this
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Proxy Statement. The limit does not apply to performance-based compensation as
defined in IRS regulations. In general, to qualify as performance-based
compensation under these regulations an employee's right to and the amount of
compensation payable (i) must depend upon satisfaction of preestablished,
objective business criteria established by a compensation committee of the board
of directors, (ii) the plan or program under which such compensation is payable
must be administered by a compensation committee made up solely of "outside
directors" as that term is defined under Section 162(m), (iii) the plan or
program must be approved by shareholders, and (iv) the compensation committee
must certify satisfaction of such business criteria and other material terms
before the compensation is paid. Under IRS regulations, compensation
attributable to a stock option or stock appreciation right ("SAR") is
performance-based compensation if (i) the grant is made by such a compensation
committee, (ii) the plan under which the option or SAR is granted limits the
maximum number of shares with respect to which options or SARS may be granted
during a specified period to any employee, and (iii) under the terms of the
option or SAR the amount of compensation which an employee could receive is
based solely on an increase in the value of the stock after the date of the
grant.
On February 14, 1996, the Compensation and Personnel Committee (the
"Committee") approved the following amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), subject to shareholders' approval, with the intent
that future grants under the Plan of stock options, SARs, incentive compensation
units ("ICUs"), performance shares and performance units will qualify as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m).
- Limit to 150,000 the number of stock options or SARs that can be awarded
annually to any one employee, and require that the exercise price for
stock options, and its equivalent for SARs, cannot be less than the fair
market value of the Company's common stock on the date the option or SAR
is granted.
- Establish performance targets for ICUs granted after February 14, 1996
that are limited to objective tests such as growth in the book value per
share of the Company's common stock, return on shareholders' equity, and
earnings per share growth. Regardless of the performance standards or
targets established, however, the maximum compensation payable per ICU for
an incentive period will not exceed 200% of the increase in such common
stock book value per share for that period.
- Establish performance targets for performance shares and performance units
granted in the future that are limited to objective tests such as return
on shareholders' equity; earnings per share growth; return on sales;
growth in income; growth in sales; and various techniques comparing actual
returns with required returns based on cost of capital criteria. In
general, the maximum amount of compensation granted to any one employee
for a fiscal year under such awards is $100,000, calculated based on the
fair market value of the award on the date of grant. For participants
covered by the Executive Officer Performance Plan, the maximum performance
award payable in restricted stock is described in this Proxy Statement on
pages 13-14.
The Plan will be administered by the Committee, whose members qualify as
"outside directors" under Section 162(m). In administering the Plan and in
establishing awards thereunder, the Committee does not have the discretion to
pay participants more than the award amount indicated by the preestablished
goals based on the financial measurements noted above. The Committee has the
discretion and flexibility, however, based on its business judgement, to reduce
this amount.
Future awards which may be made under the Plan are not determinable at this
time. Total awards under the Plan for 1995 for all executive officers as a
group, including the Chief Executive Officer and named executive officers,
amounted to 234,900 incentive compensation units, 241,500 stock options, 33,422
restricted shares and 913 unrestricted shares; awards to other employees
amounted to 460,816 incentive compensation units, 186,218 stock options, 81,390
restricted shares and 5,440 unrestricted shares. Awards to the Chief Executive
Officer and named executive officers under the Plan for 1995 are set forth on
pages 20-22.
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The Company is advised by counsel that under current interpretations of
Section 162(m), and subject to shareholder approval, future Plan awards of stock
options, SARs, ICUs, performance shares and performance units will not be
subject to the $1,000,000 deduction limit assuming compliance with all other
aspects of Section 162(m). Due to possible unseen future events, however, it is
impossible to be certain that all awards paid by the Company under the Plan will
be tax deductible.
The above amendments are additions to the Plan; other than as set forth
above, all other provisions of the Plan remain unchanged.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ITEM 3 TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE 1990 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH INTERNAL
REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M)
ITEM 4
APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER PERFORMANCE PLAN
TO COMPLY WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M)
A bonus award paid to an executive under the Company's Management Incentive
Plan (the "MIP") is exempt from the Section 162(m) deduction limitations if it
qualifies as "performance-based." Historically, executive officers have received
bonus awards under the MIP. The MIP is discussed in more detail on page 16 of
this Proxy Statement. MIP bonus awards are approved by the Compensation and
Personnel Committee (the "Committee") based on an employee's position and level
of responsibility (the bonus opportunity category), the financial performance of
the Company against preestablished goals (the company performance factor) and an
individual's performance based on attainment of expectations relative to job
function (the individual performance factor). Application of this individual
performance factor means a MIP bonus does not qualify as performance-based
compensation under IRS regulations.
On February 14, 1996, the Committee adopted the Executive Officer
Performance Plan (the "Plan"), subject to shareholder approval, with the intent
that bonuses paid thereunder for fiscal year 1996 and thereafter will qualify as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m). The key provisions of the
Plan, which is sought to be approved, are as follows:
- The Plan will include executive officers to the extent they approach the
Section 162(m) deduction limit, subject to approval by the Committee.
Participants in the Plan are not eligible for a MIP bonus award.
Currently, the Chief Executive Officer is the only approved participant
under the Plan.
- Awards under the Plan will be determined based on the participant's bonus
opportunity and the performance of the Company. The individual performance
factor under the MIP does not apply under the Plan. The bonus opportunity
has been increased to adjust for the elimination of the individual
performance factor.
- The business criteria to determine the company performance factor for
fiscal year 1996 and thereafter is limited to preestablished financial
measurements such as earnings per share growth, return on invested capital
and return on sales. The company performance factor is zero if the Company
does not have positive operating income.
- The maximum individual annual bonus is 200% of the participant's annual
base salary, but in no event more than $1,500,000.
As with the MIP, the cash portion of a bonus award is limited to 100% of the
participant's most recent annual base salary. Subject to the overall percentage
and dollar maximums described above, the bonus award for a year in excess of the
cash portion is payable as a performance share award under the Omnibus Stock
Incentive Plan. As a performance share award, the participant will receive
restricted shares of Company common stock, subject to any vesting condition the
Committee may impose. The
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formula to determine the number of restricted shares which may be awarded, up to
the overall percentage and dollar maximums, is determined in the year the
performance goal is established and in accordance with the formula used for
other restricted stock awards under the Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.
The Plan will be administered by the Committee, whose members qualify as
"outside directors" under Section 162(m). In administering the Plan and in
establishing bonus awards thereunder, the Committee does not have the discretion
to pay participants more than the bonus award amount indicated by the
preestablished goals. The Committee has the discretion and flexibility, however,
based upon its business judgement, to reduce this amount.
The bonus award payable under the Plan for services performed in 1996 is not
currently determinable. Had the Plan been in effect for 1995, the bonus awarded
to the CEO would equal the bonus described on page 17 of this Proxy Statement.
The Company is advised by counsel that under current interpretations of
Section 162(m), and subject to shareholder approval, Plan bonus awards will not
be subject to the $1,000,000 deduction limit assuming compliance with all other
aspects of Section 162(m). Due to possible unseen future events, however, it is
impossible to be certain that all bonus awards paid by the Company under the
plan will be tax deductible.
The Plan is essentially the same as the MIP described in this Proxy
Statement on page 16, except for the differences described above.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ITEM 4 TO APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER PERFORMANCE PLAN TO COMPLY WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
SECTION 162(M)
ITEM 5
APPROVAL OF AUDITORS
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified public accountants have been
the auditors for the Company since 1977. They have been retained by the Board of
Directors as the Company's auditors for the current fiscal year, and shareholder
approval of such retention is requested.
Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to attend the Annual
Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they so desire, and they
will be available to respond to appropriate questions.
The Board of Directors recommends that the shareholders vote "For" the
proposal to approve retention of Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the enclosed proxy
will be so voted unless a contrary vote or abstention is indicated. If retention
of Deloitte & Touche LLP is not approved by the shareholders, the Board of
Directors will make another appointment effective at the earliest practicable
date.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ITEM 5 TO APPROVE RETENTION OF
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation and Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors was
comprised of Quentin J. Hietpas (Chair), Harold V. Haverty and George N. Butzow
during 1995. None of the members of the Committee were officers or employees of
the Company during 1995. There are no interlock relationships.
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COMPENSATION AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
OVERVIEW
The Compensation and Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors
(the"Committee") is responsible for supervising the development of and making
recommendations to the Board with respect to the Company's executive
compensation policies. In addition, the Committee makes annual recommendations
to the Board concerning compensation to be paid to the Chief Executive Officer
and each of the other executive officers of the Company.
The Committee also oversees all aspects of the Company's executive
compensation program, including many of the Company's employee benefit plans.
The Company currently maintains a variety of compensation and benefit plans in
which its executive officers may participate including the Omnibus Stock
Incentive Plan, the Employee Stock Purchase and Bonus Plan, the Retirement
Savings and Stock Incentive Plan (including the RSIP Sidekick Plan), the
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, and the Management Incentive Plan. The
Company also maintains a defined benefit pension plan in which substantially all
non-bargaining employees, including the Company's executive officers,
participate.
PENTAIR'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY
The principles guiding the executive compensation program are designed to
ensure a proper linkage between executive compensation and creation of
shareholder value. Goals of the program are:
(a) to encourage innovation and growth;
(b) to reward executives for short-term top performance and long-term
shareholder value;
(c) to recognize outstanding performance;
(d) to attract and retain top quality executives and key employees;
(e) to encourage executive stock ownership; and
(f) to align management and shareholder interests.
The Company has maintained the philosophy that compensation of the executive
officers should be directly and materially linked to operating results and stock
price performance. To achieve this, compensation is heavily leveraged through
the annual bonuses and long-term equity incentives. The mix of base salary,
bonuses and other benefits reflects the Company's goal of providing average
compensation for average performance and above average compensation for above
average performance.
In order to make its recommendations to the Board concerning executive
officer compensation, the Committee annually reviews and evaluates the Company's
corporate performance and the compensation and equity ownership of its executive
officers. This is done by reviewing salary practices for comparable positions at
other major industrial organizations as disclosed in Towers Perrin Compensation
database, as well as a review of other nationally recognized pay surveys. These
major organizations include non-financial manufacturing companies that the
Corporation competes with for business or executive talent. Many of the
companies which are included in the Towers Perrin Compensation database and
national pay surveys are also listed in the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ
Non-Financial Index included in the comparative Stock Performance Graph. The
Committee has retained Towers Perrin, an independent compensation consulting
firm, to assist in the review of executive compensation.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
The components of the Company's executive compensation program, which are
subject to the discretion of the Committee on an individual basis, include (a)
base salaries, (b) annual cash performance-based bonuses, (c) long-term
performance-based equity incentives, and (d) miscellaneous other fringe
benefits. All components are comparable to those of similar companies.
BASE SALARY
In line with the Company's current policy with respect to the base salaries
of its executive officers, the CEO submits a performance appraisal and
recommendation to the Committee with respect to
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annual salaries of the executive officers. The Committee then discusses,
evaluates and approves the salaries and makes its recommendation to the Board.
Base salary targets for executive positions are set at the 50th percentile of
competitive compensation. An individual performance and experience factor is
applied to the target midpoint to determine each executive's actual base salary,
within a range of +-20% of midpoint. A competent employee should attain midpoint
salary within 3 years by demonstrating continuing development and performance
consistent with his or her capabilities in the position.
For 1995, the salaries of the named executive officers identified in the
Summary Compensation Table are within the salary targets for each position.
BONUS
Bonuses are considered for payment to executives and key employees following
the end of each year under the Management Incentive Plan (MIP). MIP awards are
determined by applying the following three factors to base salary: bonus
opportunity category, company performance factor and individual performance
factor.
Bonus opportunity categories are assigned to each position at the Company
(55% for CEO and 40% for Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents).
The company performance factor is the result of the multiplication of
factors for earnings per share (EPS) growth, return on invested capital (ROIC)
and return on sales (ROS). The use of three multiplicative factors reinforces
the importance of balancing financial oriented goals in terms of growth,
earnings quality and an acceptable return on investment. The company has
established financial goals for EPS growth of 10%, ROIC of 15% and ROS of 8.5%.
Achievement of these financial goals results in a company performance factor of
1.00. The maximum company performance factor is 2.81 and the minimum company
performance factor is .32, however, there is no MIP bonus if the Company's
operating income is $0 or less. Performance falling between the stated factors
is interpolated. For 1995, EPS growth from continuing operations was 20.0%, ROIC
was 19.3% and ROS was 8.3%, resulting in a company performance factor of 2.025.
The individual performance factor is determined by the assignment of a
numerical factor based on a supervisor's judgement on attainment of expectations
relative to the employee's function (see page 17 for discussion of CEO rating
process). The CEO submits a performance appraisal and recommendation to the
Committee for executive officers with respect to the individual performance
factor.
Bonus awards that exceed an amount equal to base salary are paid as a
performance share award under the Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The performance
share award is paid in restricted stock, subject to any vesting condition the
Committe may impose. A special award may be granted at the discretion of the
Committee to any person who has made an extraordinary contribution to the
welfare, reputation and earnings of the Company. The Committee approves all MIP
awards and retains the right to change awards that are not in keeping with the
objectives of the MIP plan.
LONG-TERM EQUITY INCENTIVES
GRANTS
Long-term incentive compensation is awarded in the form of restricted
shares, incentive compensation units (ICUs), performance shares and stock
options. All awards are proposed by the CEO and approved by the Committee.
Long-term incentives are determined by using the average of the 50th and 60th
percentile of comparable grant practices as compiled by the Towers Perrin
compensation database. Awards to senior executives are granted in the form of
ICUs (30%) and stock options (70%). Restricted stock may be awarded to such
individuals as described in the section entitled "stock ownership guidelines,"
as an award to a new executive officer, as the form of payment of performance
shares or in payment of the Management Incentive Plan bonus in excess of annual
base salary. The Committee is authorized to grant performance share awards upon
attainment of certain performance
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criteria which are based on the Company's long-term objectives. The
Black-Scholes Model is used to determine restricted stock and stock option
grants. A comparable model is used for determining ICU grant values.
The total long-term compensation awards for 1995 for all executive officers
as a group amounted to 234,900 incentive compensation units (ICUs), 241,500
stock options, 913 unrestricted shares, and 33,422 restricted shares of which
6,278 restricted shares were awarded for achievement of stock ownership
guidelines, 6,222 restricted shares were awarded as payment for achievement of
certain performance criteria and 14,922 restricted shares were awarded under the
Management Incentive Plan. All grants of ICUs and stock options were made in
accordance with the above formula. Grants for the named executive officers are
shown in the Summary Compensation Table (page 20) and the Option/SAR grant table
(page 21).
PAYOUTS
Payouts on ICUs are based upon growth in the Company's net book value over
the life of the ICUs, as leveraged upward or downward depending on the Company's
return on equity and growth in earnings per share over that period.
Payouts in 1995, for named executive officers, as shown in the LTIP Payout
column on the Summary Compensation Table (page 20), were for previously awarded
ICU grants and were calculated based on the increase in book value and the
percentage attainment of earnings per share and return on equity goals since the
date of such grants.
COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
The base salary, annual bonus and long-term equity incentives paid to Mr.
Buxton are generally determined in accordance with the guidelines described
above, and his compensation is comprised of the same elements as for all
executive officers.
The Committee has a formal rating process for evaluating Mr. Buxton's
performance as the CEO. The rating process includes a self evaluation rating by
the CEO, after which each Board member completes an evaluation and rating with
commentary. The Chairman of the Committee provides a consolidated rating report
and chairs a discussion with the Board members without the CEO present. From
that discussion, the performance rating is finalized and the Committee Chairman
is instructed to review the final rating results with the CEO. This then
translates into a personal development plan for the following year.
In 1995, the Committee established a high individual performance factor for
Mr. Buxton based on his exceeding performance objectives for leadership and
Company financial results which included growth in earnings per share from
continuing operations of 20% and return on invested capital of 19.3%. In
addition, during 1995, the Company sold its paper companies as part of its
strategy to become a diversified industrial company.
The base salary market compensation rate for a CEO position at the 50th
percentile was $625,000 in 1995. Mr. Buxton's base salary was increased to
$585,000 in accordance with the Committee's guideline of a 3 year progression
toward market compensation. This resulted in a 17.0% increase in Mr. Buxton's
base salary over 1994.
Mr. Buxton's bonus was calculated using the formula described above. The
Committee used his base salary of $585,000, his BOC rate of 55% and applied the
corporate performance factor for 1995 and Mr. Buxton's individual performance
factor to obtain his bonus amount of $847,000. In accordance with the terms of
the Management Incentive Bonus Plan, the bonus amount in excess of one time's
base salary was paid in restricted stock which vests in equal increments on the
third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant.
Mr. Buxton's long-term incentive grants were computed based on the average
of the 50th and 60th percentile of the Towers Perrin Compensation database for
comparable grant practices. He was granted 81,100 ICUs and 83,600 stock options
in 1995.
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STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES
Stock ownership guidelines for top management have been established to
motivate individual achievement and increase ownership of Pentair common stock.
The Committee determined that over a period of five years, its top management
should accumulate and hold Company stock equal to the following values: Chief
Executive Officer -- three to five times base salary; Senior Corporate Officers
- -- two to three times base salary; and other corporate officers and subsidiary
presidents -- one to two times base salary. In the opinion of the Committee, the
achievement of ownership levels set forth will result in executive management
being significant shareholders and will further encourage long-term performance
and Company growth.
The Committee will consider making incentive grants of restricted stock
based on the increase in ownership during the preceding year. These restricted
stock grants (made under the Omnibus Plan) vest in equal increments on the
third, fourth, and fifth anniversaries of the grant. The size of the grant is
equal to 10% of the increase in common shares during the year, limited to 10% of
the targeted ownership level if the targeted ownership level per the stock
ownership guidelines has been achieved.
In 1995, 6,278 restricted stock awards were granted under these guidelines.
COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 162(M)
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, enacted in 1993, generally
disallows a tax deduction to public companies for compensation over $1 million
paid to each of the corporation's Chief Executive Officer and the four other
most highly compensated officers. Qualifying performance-based compensation is
not subject to the deduction limit if certain requirements are met. The
Company's policy is to maximize the deductibility of executive compensation so
long as the deductibility is compatible with the more important objective of
maintaining competitive and motivational performance-based compensation.
Therefore, the Board of Directors is recommending shareholder approval of
performance-based compensation plans for executive officers. See Item 3,
Approval of Amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan to comply with
Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) and Item 4, Approval of Adoption of
Executive Officer Performance Plan to comply with Internal Revenue Code Section
162(m).
Quentin J. Hietpas, Chair Harold V. Haverty George N. Butzow
Compensation and Personnel Committee of Pentair, Inc.
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COMPARATIVE STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph sets forth the cumulative total shareholder return on
the Company's Common Stock for the last five fiscal years, assuming the
investment of $100 on December 31, 1990 and the reinvestment of all dividends
since that date to December 31, 1995. The graph also contains for comparison
purposes the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ Non-Financial Index. The Indices were
prepared by the Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP); the NASDAQ
Non-Financial Index includes SIC Codes 1 through 59, and 70 through 99. Upon
request, the Company will undertake to make accessible the identity of those
companies making up the NASDAQ Non-Financial Index in a prompt manner. The data
used was obtained from published sources and is believed to be accurate.
EDGAR REPRESENTATION OF DATA POINTS USED IN PRINTED GRAPHIC
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S&P 500 PNR NASDAQ NON-FINANCIALS
<S> <C> <C> <C>
12/31/90 100.0 100.0 100.0
12/31/91 130.7 167.2 161.0
12/31/92 140.7 168.1 176.0
12/31/93 154.4 214.9 203.3
12/31/94 156.5 283.7 194.9
12/31/95 215.4 336.0 267.9
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE.
The following table sets forth the cash and noncash compensation for each of
the last three fiscal years awarded to or earned by the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and the four highest paid executive officers of the Company whose
salary and bonus earned in 1995 exceeded $100,000.
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LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
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AWARDS
-------------------------- PAYOUTS
ANNUAL COMPENSATION RESTRICTED SECURITIES ---------
--------------------------------- STOCK UNDERLYING LTIP ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL SALARY BONUS (A) AWARDS (B) OPTIONS PAYOUTS COMPENSATION
POSITION YEAR ($) ($) ($) /SARS ($) (C) ($) (D)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Winslow H. Buxton 1995 $ 585,000 $ 585,000 $ 375,326 83,600 $ 149,672 $ 16,178
Chief Executive 1994 500,000 372,515 39,902 82,700 102,718 10,868
Officer 1993 425,000 343,379 0 76,500 56,820 11,578
Gerald C. Kitch 1995 $ 263,217 $ 334,767 $ 67,091 22,800 $ 61,223 $ 16,104
Executive Vice 1994 238,500 241,939 19,703 20,900 53,018 10,799
President 1993 227,000 133,031 0 23,250 26,576 11,512
Joseph R. Collins 1995 $ 263,217 $ 263,217 $ 71,572 22,800 $ 29,107 $ 18,102
Executive Vice 1994 238,500 134,934 0 20,900 21,181 12,808
President 1993 210,000 138,045 0 23,250 23,233 12,770
David D. Harrison 1995 $ 262,500 $ 262,500 $ 52,010 24,600 $ 1,368 $ 14,874
Executive Vice 1994 174,167 94,371 106,500 22,300 568 50,000
President, Chief
Financial Officer
Ronald V. Kelly 1995 $ 252,800 $ 252,800 $ 42,406 22,800 $ 61,223 $ 18,488
Senior Vice 1994 238,500 98,103 7,668 20,900 53,018 13,176
President 1993 227,000 122,807 0 23,250 26,576 13,855
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(a) Represents bonuses accrued by the Company for the year even if paid after
December 31.
The bonus amount for Mr. Kitch includes $71,550 in 1995 and $71,550 in
1994, which amounts were awarded based on achievement of performance
objectives related to the integration of Schroff, Inc. which was acquired
by the Company in 1994. The 1995 Proxy Statement inadvertently excluded the
1994 bonus.
(b) The restricted share grants reflected in the table were made pursuant to
the provisions discussed under "stock ownership guidelines," pursuant to
performance share award programs which support the Company's long-term
growth objectives, and for 1995, amounts include restricted stock awarded
in 1996 for compensation earned in 1995 pursuant to the provisions of the
Management Incentive Plan. The restricted stock awards are subject to
vesting, in three equal installments on the third, fourth and fifth
anniversaries of the grant, based solely on the continued employment of the
recipient by the Company. The value of restricted stock awards reflected in
the table is based on the closing market price of the common stock on the
date of grant.
As of December 31, 1995, the following restricted stock awards were held by
each of the named executives (based on 12/31/95 closing price of $24.875):
Buxton 11,524 shares or $286,660; Kitch 6,636 shares or $165,071; Collins
4,820 shares or $119,898; Harrison 3,574 shares or $88,903 and Kelly 4,848
shares or $120,594.
(c) Includes payouts for ICUs.
(d) Includes Company contributions to the Retirement Savings and Stock
Incentive Plan and match contribution to the Employee Stock Purchase and
Bonus Plan. The 1994 amount for Mr. Harrison includes a $50,000 hiring
bonus.
OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.
The following tables summarize option and SAR grants and exercises during
1995 to or by the Chief Executive Officer or one of the executive officers named
in the Summary Compensation Table above,
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and the values of the options and SARs held by such persons at the end of 1995.
No SARs have been granted since 1983; grants shown in the table below include
both incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options. No SARs have been
exercised or remain outstanding at the end of 1995.
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<CAPTION>
OPTION AND SAR GRANTS IN 1995 POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
-------------------------------------------------------------------- VALUE AT ASSUMED
NUMBER OF ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
SECURITIES PRICE APPRECIATION
UNDERLYING % OF TOTAL OPTIONS/ SARS FOR OPTION TERM
OPTIONS/ SARS GRANTED TO EMPLOYEES IN EXERCISE OR EXPIRATION ---------------------
NAME GRANTED (A) FISCAL 1995 BASE PRICE DATE 5% 10%
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Winslow H. Buxton 83,600 19.5% $ 21.50 1/18/00 $ 496,588 $1,097,331
Joseph R. Collins 22,800 5.3% $ 21.50 1/18/00 $ 135,433 $ 299,272
David D. Harrison 24,600 5.8% $ 21.50 1/18/00 $ 146,125 $ 322,899
Ronald V. Kelly 22,800 5.3% $ 21.50 1/18/00 $ 135,433 $ 299,272
Gerald C. Kitch 22,800 5.3% $ 21.50 1/18/00 $ 135,433 $ 299,272
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(a) One-third of each grant becomes exercisable on each of the first three
anniversaries of the date of grant, and the options expire five years after
the grant date. The exercise price for the options granted was the closing
market price of the common stock as of the date of grant.
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<CAPTION>
AGGREGATE OPTION AND SAR EXERCISES IN 1995 AND VALUE AT END OF 1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF
SECURITIES VALUE OF
UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED
UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY
OPTIONS/SARS AT OPTIONS/SARS AT
END OF 1995 END OF 1995
SHARES ACQUIRED VALUE EXERCISABLE (E) EXERCISABLE (E)
NAME ON EXERCISE REALIZED UNEXERCISABLE (U) UNEXERCISABLE (U)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Winslow H. Buxton 65,798 $ 1,068,246 E 171,068 E $1,814,470
U 164,234 U $ 965,042
Joseph R. Collins 6,798 $ 49,569 E 26,992 E $ 271,960
U 44,484 U $ 264,386
David D. Harrison E 7,432 E $ 52,953
U 39,468 U $ 188,960
Ronald V. Kelly 47,842 $ 598,223 E 30,824 E $ 387,218
U 44,484 U $ 264,386
Gerald C. Kitch 10,800 $ 184,500 E 40,166 E $ 405,895
U 44,484 U $ 264,386
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LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS.
The following table reflects incentive compensation unit awards made under
the Pentair, Inc. 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan during 1995 to the Chief
Executive Officer and the executive officers named in the Summary Compensation
Table above.
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<CAPTION>
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS IN 1995
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ESTIMATED FUTURE PAYOUTS
PERFORMANCE OR UNDER
NUMBER OF SHARES, OTHER PERIOD NON-STOCK PRICE BASED PLANS
UNITS OR OTHER UNTIL MATURATION ----------------------------
NAME RIGHTS OR PAYOUT THRESHOLD TARGET
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Winslow H. Buxton 81,100 units 3 years $ 0 $ 435,345
Joseph R. Collins 22,100 units 3 years $ 0 $ 118,633
David D. Harrison 23,900 units 3 years $ 0 $ 128,295
Ronald V. Kelly 22,100 units 3 years $ 0 $ 118,633
Gerald C. Kitch 22,100 units 3 years $ 0 $ 118,633
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The ultimate payout value of each unit is equal to the increase in the common
stock book value per share over the three-year period, multiplied by a factor
which is based on the Company's average annual percentage change in (a) Earnings
Per Share (EPS) and (b) Return on Equity (ROE) over those three years. The
threshold payout of $0 is reached if, over the three-year period, the average
annual EPS growth is equal to or less than 0% and annual ROE growth is equal to
or less than 5%. The target payout shown in the table is based on the Company's
objective of annual EPS growth of 10% and annual ROE growth of 15% which results
in a factor of 1.60. For every 1% change in the actual average annual EPS growth
and ROE growth over the three-year period, the factor will change by .06 (.14
for ROE changes, if ROE growth is less than 10%).
DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLAN.
The Company maintains a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan. In
general, the plan covers non-bargaining employees of the Company and its U.S.
subsidiaries. These employees are eligible to participate in the plan after
attaining age 21 and completing one year of service.
The following table sets forth the estimated normal retirement benefit based
on specified final average annual compensation and years of service
classifications. Each listed benefit amount is determined by using a Social
Security covered compensation base of $27,537. Currently, the Internal Revenue
Code limits the annual benefit from the plan to $120,000 and limits the pay used
to calculate pensions to $150,000, although these limits are subject to upward
adjustment in future years for cost of living increases.
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<CAPTION>
ESTIMATED ANNUAL GROSS RETIREMENT BENEFITS UNDER CURRENT FORMULA
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINAL AVERAGE
ANNUAL YEARS OF SERVICE
COMPENSATION 10 15 20 25 30 35+
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$ 50,000 $ 6,123 $ 9,185 $ 12,246 $ 15,308 $ 18,369 $ 21,431
100,000 13,623 20,435 27,246 34,058 40,869 47,681
150,000 21,123 31,685 42,246 52,808 63,369 73,931
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For purposes of calculating the retirement benefit for named executive
officers under the plan, eligible compensation consists of salary and bonus as
listed in the Summary Compensation Table. Current years of service under the
plan for the named executive officers are: Buxton, 9; Collins, 24; Harrison, 2;
Kelly, 15; and Kitch, 7.
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN.
The Company has established the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan
(SERP) to provide retirement benefits to certain key executives of the Company
and its subsidiaries. The employees are eligible for nomination after attaining
age 50 and completing five years of service. The annual normal retirement
benefit is 50% of the participant's final average annual compensation less 100%
of the participant's annual primary Social Security benefit. This benefit is
further reduced by the participant's benefits under the Company's or any
previous employer's pension plans. A participant generally does not earn or
become vested in a benefit under the plan until he or she attains age 60. The
plan has been extended to twenty employees, four of whom (Buxton, Collins, Kelly
and Kitch) are named executives. To
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date, four retirees and one beneficiary are receiving benefits under the plan.
The estimated annual benefits for the named executive officers pursuant to the
SERP, assuming retirement at age 65, are as follows: Buxton $333,000; Collins;
$103,000; Kelly $125,000; and Kitch $141,000.
CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS.
Approximately 80 key corporate executives have entered into agreements with
the Company that provide for contingent benefits if the executive leaves the
employ of the Company within one year after an unfriendly change in control.
Such benefits include:
a. bonus awards for the year in question to be made under the Management
Incentive Plan;
b. termination of all restrictions on shares issued under the 1990 Omnibus
Stock Incentive Plan, and payment for Incentive Compensation Units and
Performance Units without regard to the plans' forfeiture provisions;
c. reimbursement of income taxes incurred in connection with the exercise
of certain nonqualified options, as well as termination of all
restrictions on transfer and termination of any right of the Company to
repurchase shares received upon exercise of such options;
d. the cost of an executive search agency;
e. directors and officers liability insurance coverage;
f. short-term replacement coverage for Company-provided group medical,
dental, and life insurance policies;
g. amount of non-vested benefits under any of the Company's tax-qualified
deferred compensation plans;
h. the accelerated accrual and vesting of benefits under the Supplemental
Executive Retirement Plan (for those executives who have been made
participants of such plan); and
i. severance pay equal to 300% of annual compensation or, for employees
other than executive officers of the Company, such amount reduced to the
extent necessary to avoid federal excise taxes under Section 280G of the
Internal Revenue Code.
In addition, the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan permits the Compensation
and Personnel Committee, upon a change in control of the Company, to cancel all
outstanding options granted under the plan, whether or not exercisable, and
authorize payment of the "spread" between the exercise price of the options and
the then current market value of the underlying stock.
Based upon compensation levels as of December 31, 1995, the dollar value of
the benefits payable upon an unfriendly change in control to the named executive
officers in the Summary Compensation Table by virtue of the agreements and the
1990 Omnibus Plan provision discussed above (excluding amounts that otherwise
would be payable upon a termination of employment not involving an unfriendly
change in control) would be: Buxton, $6,544,000; Collins, $2,266,000; Kelly,
$2,585,000; Kitch, $2,684,000 and Harrison, $1,935,000.
FUTURE PROPOSALS
Any proposal that a shareholder intends to present at the 1997 annual
meeting must be received by the Company no later than November 11, 1996 for
inclusion in the 1997 notice of annual meeting, proxy statement, and form of
proxy.
OTHER BUSINESS
Management does not know of any other business that will be presented for
consideration at the meeting; however, if any other business does properly come
before the meeting, proxies will be voted in accordance with the best judgment
of the person or persons acting under them.
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<S> <C> <C>
PLEASE SIGN AND PENTAIR, INC. PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF
RETURN PROMPTLY TO SHAREHOLDERS
REDUCE SOLICITATION EXPENSES APRIL 24, 1996
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<S> <C> <C>
Common Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) Preferred (ESOP)
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The undersigned hereby appoints Winslow H. Buxton and David D. Harrison, or
either of them, as Proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and
hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated below, all the
shares of common stock (common and ESPP listed above) of Pentair, Inc. held of
record by the undersigned on February 26, 1996 at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Pentair, Inc. to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 24,
1996, at the Northland Inn and Conference Center, 7101 Northland Circle,
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and any adjournment or adjournments thereof.
Furthermore, as an ESOP participant I hereby direct State Street Bank and
Trust Company, as ESOP Trustee, to vote at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Pentair, Inc. to be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at the
Northland Inn and Conference Center, 7101 Northland Circle, Brooklyn Park,
Minnesota, and any adjournment or adjournments thereof, all shares of voting
preferred stock of Pentair, Inc. allocated as of February 26, 1996 to my account
in the Pentair, Inc. Retirement Savings and Stock Incentive Plan, plus a pro
rata portion of the shares that have not been allocated to participant accounts
or for which no instructions are received, as designated below. I understand
that this card must be received by Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., acting as
tabulation agent for the ESOP Trustee, by April 17, 1996. If it is not received
by that date, or if the voting instructions are invalid because this form is not
properly signed and dated, the shares held in my account will be voted by State
Street Bank and Trust Company in the same proportion that the other participants
in the plan direct the ESOP Trustee to vote shares allocated to their accounts.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH PROPOSAL.
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<S> <C>
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: FOR all nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed below. / /
EXCEPT THOSE I HAVE STRUCK BY A LINE THROUGH their names.
</TABLE>
George N. Butzow Winslow H. Buxton Walter Kissling
Barbara B. Grogan William J. Cadogan
2. To extend the term of the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and increase
the number of shares and incentive compensation units issuable
thereunder.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
3. To approve Amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan to comply
with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
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4. To approve the adoption of the Executive Officer Performance Plan to
comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
5. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY the retention of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
public accountants for the current fiscal year.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THIS PROXY, BUT
IF THIS PROXY IS RETURNED SIGNED WITH NO DIRECTION MADE, THEY WILL BE VOTED
"FOR" EACH OF THE DIRECTORS AND PROPOSALS.
The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that the Proxies shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof and hereby revokes all
proxies heretofore given to vote such
shares.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PENTAIR,
INC.
_____________________________________
Signature
_____________________________________
Signature if held jointly
Dated: ________________________, 1996
THIS CARD MUST BE DATED.
(Please sign exactly as your name
appears to the left. When shares are
held by joint tenants, both should
sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as
such. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name by president
or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in
partnership name by an authorized
person.)
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<S> <C> <C>
PLEASE SIGN AND PENTAIR, INC. -- PREFERRED PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF
RETURN PROMPTLY TO SHAREHOLDERS
REDUCE SOLICITATION EXPENSES APRIL 24, 1996
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The undersigned hereby appoints Winslow H. Buxton and David D. Harrison, or
either of them, as Proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and
hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated below, all the
shares of preferred stock of Pentair, Inc. held of record by the undersigned on
February 26, 1996 at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Pentair, Inc. to be
held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at the Northland Inn and
Conference Center, 7101 Northland Circle, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and any
adjournment or adjournments thereof.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH PROPOSAL.
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<S> <C>
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: FOR all nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed below. / /
EXCEPT THOSE I HAVE STRUCK BY A LINE THROUGH their names.
</TABLE>
George N. Butzow Winslow H. Buxton Walter Kissling
Barbara B. Grogan William J. Cadogan
2. To extend the term of the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and increase
the number of shares and incentive compensation units issuable
thereunder.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
3. To approve Amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan to comply
with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
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4. To approve the adoption of the Executive Officer Performance Plan to
comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
5. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY the retention of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
public accountants for the current fiscal year.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THIS PROXY, BUT
IF THIS PROXY IS RETURNED WITH NO DIRECTION MADE, THEY WILL BE VOTED "FOR" EACH
OF THE DIRECTORS AND PROPOSALS.
The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that the Proxies shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof and hereby revokes all
proxies heretofore given to vote such
shares.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PENTAIR,
INC.
_____________________________________
Signature
_____________________________________
Signature if held jointly
Dated: ________________________, 1996
THIS CARD MUST BE DATED.
(Please sign exactly as your name
appears to the left. When shares are
held by joint tenants, both should
sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as
such. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name by president
or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in
partnership name by an authorized
person.)
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<S> <C> <C>
PLEASE SIGN AND PENTAIR, INC. PROXY FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF
RETURN PROMPTLY TO SHAREHOLDERS
REDUCE SOLICITATION EXPENSES APRIL 24, 1996
</TABLE>
The undersigned hereby appoints Winslow H. Buxton and David D. Harrison, or
either of them, as Proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and
hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote, as designated below, all the
shares of common stock of Pentair, Inc. held of record by the undersigned on
February 26, 1996 at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Pentair, Inc. to be
held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 24, 1996, at the Northland Inn and
Conference Center, 7101 Northland Circle, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and any
adjournment or adjournments thereof.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" EACH PROPOSAL.
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<S> <C>
1. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS: FOR all nominees listed below / / WITHHOLD AUTHORITY to vote for ALL nominees listed below. / /
EXCEPT THOSE I HAVE STRUCK BY A LINE THROUGH their names.
</TABLE>
George N. Butzow Winslow H. Buxton Walter Kissling
Barbara B. Grogan William J. Cadogan
2. To extend the term of the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and increase
the number of shares and incentive compensation units issuable
thereunder.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
3. To approve Amendments to the 1990 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan to comply
with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
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4. To approve the adoption of the Executive Officer Performance Plan to
comply with Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
5. PROPOSAL TO RATIFY the retention of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent
public accountants for the current fiscal year.
/ / FOR / / AGAINST / / ABSTAIN
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting
or any adjournment thereof.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THIS PROXY, BUT
IF THIS PROXY IS RETURNED SIGNED WITH NO DIRECTION MADE, THEY WILL BE VOTED
"FOR" EACH OF THE DIRECTORS AND PROPOSALS.
The undersigned hereby ratifies and
confirms all that the Proxies shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof and hereby revokes all
proxies heretofore given to vote such
shares.
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF PENTAIR,
INC.
_____________________________________
Signature
_____________________________________
Signature if held jointly
Dated: ________________________, 1996
THIS CARD MUST BE DATED.
(Please sign exactly as your name
appears to the left. When shares are
held by joint tenants, both should
sign. When signing as executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as
such. If a corporation, please sign
in full corporate name by president
or other authorized officer. If a
partnership, please sign in
partnership name by an authorized
person.)
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EXECUTIVE OFFICER PERFORMANCE PLAN
PENTAIR, INC.
PURPOSE
A primary objective of Pentair, Inc. ("Pentair" or "Corporate") is to be a
top-performing company by consistently achieving PROFIT PERFORMANCE that is
higher than the performance of comparable companies. Pentair has also
identified GROWTH as a key strategy for the long term success of the
business. The RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENTS, whether to support internal growth
and improvements or make acquisitions, is also a key determinant of our
business success and the return to our shareholders. Pentair expects to
compensate executive officers for their performance against key financial
measurements in accordance with the terms of the Executive Officer
Performance Plan(EOPP).
PARTICIPATION
Key employees in executive positions will be considered for participation.
Participation is determined by the magnitude and scope of the employee's
position and is subject to Pentair Inc. Compensation Committee nomination.
An employee who participates in this program is not eligible for the Pentair
Management Incentive Plan.
QUALIFYING POSITIONS AND BOC PERCENTAGES
Bonus Opportunity Category (BOC) percentages are assigned to each qualifying
position by the Compensation Committee based on competitive market data.
The current designated Qualifying Position and BOC percentage is:
QUALIFYING POSITION BOC PERCENTAGE
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Chairman, CEO 71.5%
The BOC% for other positions that may qualify for future participation at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee are:
President, Chief Operating Officer 58.5%
Executive VP 52.0%
Other Sr. Officers 45.5%
ESTABLISHMENT OF GOALS AND FACTORS
CORPORATE PERFORMANCE GOALS AND FACTORS
EOPP Goals are established for Corporate for the following three financial
performance measurements: Earnings Per Share (EPS) Growth, Return on Invested
Capital (ROIC) and Return
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on Sales (ROS). EOPP Goals are a function of the overall financial goals for
Pentair and are based on the comparative market data and the historical and
expected performance of the company and its subsidiaries.
Financial performance that meets the EOPP Goals will result in a corporate
performance factor of 1.00. Financial performance results that are below or
above the EOPP Goals are indexed with factors ranging from a low of .50 to a
high of 1.80. Any result falling between the stated goals and factors will
be interpolated.
The EOPP Goals and factors established for the fiscal year are measured
against Pentair's fiscal year performance for that year. They are determined
early in the fiscal year by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. They have been established to be used over multiple fiscal years,
although they will be determined annually by the Compensation Committee.
INCENTIVE AWARDS
Incentive Awards under the EOPP are determined according to the following
formula:
INCENTIVE AWARD = BASE SALARY X BOC% X C.P.F.
Base Salary = Actual base salary earned during the year
BOC% = Bonus Opportunity Category Percentage
C.P.F. = Corporate Performance Factor
CASH PAY-OUT LIMIT
The cash incentive award for the fiscal year will be limited to one times the
participant's annual base salary. The portion in excess of one times the
participant's annual base salary will be awarded as performance shares. The
performance shares will be subject to the terms and provisions of the Omnibus
Stock Incentive Plan.
MAXIMUM AWARD
No participant will receive an Incentive Award(cash plus stock) greater than
$1.5 million or 200% of annual base salary.
TIMING OF PAY-OUT
Incentive Awards for a fiscal year, shall be paid as soon as administratively
possible after the annual audit is complete and the compensation
Committee has reviewed and approved the payment.
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CORPORATE PERFORMANCE FACTOR
The Corporate Performance Factor is based on actual fiscal year financial
performance achieved as measured against the following goals, which when
achieved will create shareholder value and move Pentair toward its top
performance objectives. The goals to be measured are multiplicative to
emphasize a balanced approach to financial performance. Each of the measures
are intended to emphasize a different aspect of financial performance:
EARNINGS PER SHARE (EPS) GROWTH
RETURN ON INVESTED CAPITAL (ROIC)
RETURN ON SALES (ROS)
Economic Value Added (EVA) is the concept used to measure shareholder value
creation. (EVA is the "residual income" left over from operating profits
after the cost of capital has been subtracted.) The three measures chosen
encircle EVA. The strength of these measures is that they reflect
shareholder value.
Pentair will have one primary measure and two secondary measures with factors
based on the current and historical performance. Earnings Per Share Growth
(EPS) will be primary and the secondary factors are ROIC and ROS. If
Corporate attains the goal on each of the three measures the plan
participants will receive a Corporate Performance factor of 1.00. There will
be a range of performance factors for each measure that when multiplied
together give the total Corporate Performance Factor.
PRIMARY FACTOR X SECONDARY FACTOR #1 X SECONDARY FACTOR #2 = CORPORATE
PERFORMANCE
FACTOR
PERFORMANCE MULTIPLIER GRID
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Performance Factor Grid
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Minimum Below Goal On Goal Above Goal Maximum
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E.P.S. Growth .50 .75 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80
R.O.I.C. .80 .90 1.00 1.10 1.20
R.O.S. .80 .90 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30
CORP. PERF.
FACTOR* .32 1.00 2.81
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*Performance falling between stated factors will be interpolated.
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MINIMUM OPERATING INCOME REQUIREMENT
If Pentair's operating income (after corporate charges) is zero or less,
there will be NO BONUS PAYOUTS.
CONSIDERATION FOR ACQUISITIONS/DIVESTITURES
In the case of an acquisition, no special adjustment will be necessary. The
additional sales, earnings, and invested capital will flow into the
calculations and impact the results and payouts.
Divestitures will be excluded from the calculations. In the event of a
divestiture, EOPP will be calculated based on results from continuing
operations. Any financial gain/loss from the divestiture will be excluded
from the EOPP calculation.
APPROVAL OF FINAL AWARDS
The Compensation Committee will review and approve all goals and final
Incentive Awards granted under this plan. The Compensation Committee has the
flexibility to reduce or eliminate the award based on its business judgement.
The Compensation Committee does not have the authority or discretion to award
more than the incentive award generated by the formula, subject to the stated
limits.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit or affect in any
manner or degree the normal and usual powers of management, including the
right to terminate the employment of any participant or remove him/her
from participating in the EOPP at any time.
2. The judgment of the Compensation Committee in administering the EOPP will
be final, conclusive and binding upon all officers and employees of Pentair
and its subsidiaries, whether or not selected as participants hereunder, and
their heirs, executors, personal representatives and assigns.
3. The Compensation Committee has the authority and duties to:
a. Determine the rights and benefits under the EOPP of participants and
other persons;
b. Interpret the terms of the EOPP and apply them to different situations;
c. Approve, process and direct the payment of EOPP benefits, and
d. Adopt rules, procedures and forms which are appropriate for the smooth
and proper operation of the EOPP.
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4. In the event of death, a participant's designated beneficiary will be
entitled to the participant's Plan benefits. If a participant does not
designate a beneficiary, the participant's beneficiary(ies) will be
determined according to the participant's will. If there is no will, the
beneficiary(ies) shall be determined by the laws of descent and distribution
of the state in which the participant is a resident on the date of death.
5. A participant does not have the right to assign, transfer, encumber or
dispose of any award under the Plan until it is distributed to the
participant. Also, no award is liable to the claims of any creditor of the
participant until it is distributed to him or her.
6. The Compensation Committee subject to approval by the Pentair, Inc. Board
of Directors, has the right to terminate the Plan at any time.
7. Calculations will exclude the impact of periodic change in accounting
methods used by Pentair or required by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board.
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PENTAIR, INC.
OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
SECTION 1. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
1.1 BACKGROUND. Pentair, Inc. ("Pentair") maintains a comprehensive
equity compensation incentive plan to award long-term equity incentives which
tie the compensation of executives and key managerial employees to Pentair
operating results. In particular, this Plan is designed to attract and
retain top quality executives and key employees, encourage innovation and
growth, reward executives for attainment of short-term performance objectives
and long-term shareholder value, recognize outstanding performance, encourage
executive stock ownership and, in general, to align management and
shareholder interests. Pentair established the Plan in 1990 by combining its
then separate equity compensation plans into one plan to achieve
administrative consistency and greater flexibility in structuring equity
compensation awards.
1.2 RESTATEMENT OF PLAN. Pentair is amending and restating this Plan
to authorize additional shares of Stock and ICUs with which to make grants
under the Plan, clarify certain administrative practices and bring the Plan
into compliance with Code requirements enacted since the Plan's adoption.
The amended and restated Plan was adopted on February 14, 1996, subject to
shareholder approval, and shall be applied to all equity compensation grants
made after that date. The plan is intended to extend until February 14, 2006.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context requires otherwise, when capitalized the terms listed
below shall have the following meanings when used in this or any other
section of the Plan:
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2.1 "AFFILIATE" is any corporation, business trust, division,
partnership or joint venture in which Pentair owns (either directly or
indirectly) fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting stock, or rights
analogous to voting stock, but only for the duration of such ownership.
2.2 "BOARD" is the Board of Directors of Pentair, Inc., as elected from
time to time.
2.3 "BOOK VALUE PER SHARE" or "BOOK VALUE" is the total consolidated
shareholders' equity of Pentair at the close of a Fiscal Year, less the
equity attributable to preferred shares, divided by the number of shares of
Stock outstanding at the end of that Fiscal Year.
2.4 "CODE" is the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.5 "COMMITTEE" is the Compensation and Personnel Committee of the
Board, as appointed from time to time.
2.6 "DISABLED" or "DISABILITY" is a physical or mental incapacity which
qualifies an individual to collect a benefit under the long-term disability
plan of Pentair or an Affiliate, or such other condition which the Committee
may determine to be a Disability.
2.7 "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" is any key managerial, administrative or
professional employee of Pentair or an Affiliate, generally in salary grade
25 or higher, who is in a position to make a material contribution to the
continued profitable growth and long term success of Pentair or an Affiliate.
2.8 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" is the closing price of a share of Stock on the
relevant date as reported on either the NASDAQ National Market System or the
New York Stock Exchange, depending on which exchange then lists Pentair
stock, or as otherwise determined using procedures established by the
Committee.
2.9 "FISCAL YEAR" is the twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning
January 1 and ending December 31.
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2.10 "INCENTIVE COMPENSATION UNIT" or "ICU" is a unit representing the
right to receive an amount determined by attainment of corporate performance
objectives over an applicable Incentive Period.
2.11 "INCENTIVE PERIOD" is a period of continuous employment fixed by
the Committee at the time of grant of an ICU after which such ICU may become
payable, provided all relevant performance objectives have been met.
2.12 "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" or "ISO" is an Option which is designated
as such by the Committee and intended to so qualify under Code section 422.
2.13 "NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" or "NQSO" is any Option which is not
an ISO.
2.14 "OPTION" is a right granted pursuant to the Plan to purchase Stock
subject to such terms and conditions as may be specified by the Committee at
the time of grant.
2.15 "PARTICIPANT" is an Eligible Employee approved by the Committee to
receive a grant or award under the Plan.
2.16 "PENTAIR" is Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation.
2.17 "PERFORMANCE PERIOD" is the period of time over which a
Participant must meet the relevant performance criteria established by the
Committee at the time of an award of Performance Shares or Performance Units.
2.18 "PERFORMANCE SHARE" is a share of Stock, Restricted Stock, or a
Right to Restricted Stock, awarded by the Committee, subject to such
performance targets or other restrictions as are established by the Committee
at the time of award.
2.19 "PERFORMANCE UNIT" is an amount equal to the value of an ICU
determined on the date of award.
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2.20 "PLAN" is the Pentair, Inc. Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended from time to time.
2.21 "RESTRICTED STOCK" is Stock issued or transferred to a Participant
by means of an award subject to such restrictions as may be imposed at the
time of grant by the Committee, and which will remain subject to said
restrictions until such time as the restrictions lapse.
2.22 "RETIREMENT" is the time a Participant who is eligible to receive
retirement income benefits from the Pentair tax qualified pension plan
separates from employment.
2.23 "RIGHT TO RESTRICTED STOCK" is a right awarded to a Participant to
receive Stock or Restricted Stock which will vest at some future time and
which is subject to such restrictions as may be imposed at the time of grant
by the Committee, and which will remain subject to such restrictions until
the restrictions lapse.
2.24 "SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDER" is an employee who owns more than ten
percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
issued by Pentair as of the date such employee is granted an Option. For
this purpose, the provisions of Code sections 422 and 424, as amended, shall
apply.
2.25 "STOCK" is Pentair common stock.
SECTION 3. SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN
3.1 SHARES. (a) NUMBER OF SHARES. The maximum number of shares of
Stock which may be issued for any type of award or grant under the Plan shall
be 3,200,000, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.1(b) and
Section 3.3.
(b) UNUSED SHARES. Any shares of Stock subject to an Option which is
canceled, expires or otherwise terminates without having been exercised in
full (unless such cancellation is due to the
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exercise of a related SAR), or any shares of Restricted Stock, Rights to
Restricted Stock or Performance Shares which are forfeited, shall again be
available for grants or awards under the Plan.
3.2 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION UNITS. The maximum number of Incentive
Compensation Units which may be awarded under the Plan is 4,000,000, subject
to adjustment as provided in this Section 3.2 and Section 3.3. If an ICU is
awarded, but is forfeited or otherwise terminates without payment having been
made to the Participant, then such ICU shall again be available for awards
under the Plan.
3.3 ANTIDILUTION. In the event of a change in the number or class of
outstanding shares of Stock by reason of a stock dividend or split,
recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, or other similar
corporate change, the number of shares of Stock as to which grants of Options
or other awards under the Plan may be made, and the number of ICUs available
for award under the Plan, shall be adjusted proportionately to the nearest
whole share or unit. Any such action shall be within the discretion of the
Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive.
If such an adjustment is made with respect to shares then subject to an
Option, the number of shares and the Option price per share shall be adjusted
proportionately so the aggregate exercise price of such Option shall not
change.
SECTION 4. STOCK OPTIONS
4.1 GRANTING OPTIONS. Participants may be granted ISOs, SARs or NQSOs.
No one Participant shall be granted, in the aggregate, Options or SARs on
more than 150,000 shares in any calendar year. Solely for purposes of
determining the number of Options available for grant to an individual in any
calendar year, Options which are awarded or repriced shall be counted as
required by applicable regulations.
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4.2 OPTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS. (a) GRANT OF OPTION. Except as
otherwise limited by the Plan, the Committee shall have the discretion to
grant to a Participant any number or type of Options at any time, and subject
to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.
(b) EXERCISE LIMIT. With respect to Options designated as ISOs at the
time of grant, to the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value of Stock,
determined as of the date of grant, with respect to which ISOs are first
exercisable during any single calendar year exceeds $100,000, or such other
limit as shall be allowed under the Code, such Options shall be treated as
NQSOs. In applying this limit Options shall be taken into account in the
order granted.
(c) OPTION PRICE. The Option price of an ISO or NQSO shall be not less
than Fair Market Value as of the date of grant. If an ISO is granted to a
Significant Shareholder, the Option price shall be not less than 110% of Fair
Market Value on the date of grant.
(d) TERM OF OPTION. Each Option shall expire at the time specified by
the Committee when granting the Option. The Committee may not fix a term
which is shorter than required under any applicable state or federal law, nor
longer than ten (10) years from the date of grant. With respect to a
Significant Shareholder, the Committee may not fix a term which is longer
than five (5) years from the date of grant. An Option term may extend beyond
the Plan's termination date.
(e) MANNER OF EXERCISE. To exercise an Option, whether partially or
completely, the Participant shall give written notice to Pentair in such form
and manner as the Committee may prescribe. Payment for Stock to be acquired
by the exercise of an Option must accompany the written notice of exercise.
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(f) PAYMENT. (1) GENERAL. Full payment for all Stock to be acquired
upon the exercise of an Option, together with an amount sufficient to satisfy
applicable federal, state or local withholding taxes, shall be made at the
time such Option, or any part thereof, is exercised, and no Stock certificate
shall be issued until such payment has been made. Payment may be made in
cash or in such other form as is acceptable to the Committee, provided that
in the case of an ISO, no form of payment shall be allowed which would
prevent the Option from qualifying as such within the meaning of Code section
422.
(2) PAYMENT WITH OPTIONS. The Participant, in lieu of or in
combination with a payment in cash, may transfer to Pentair a sufficient
number of outstanding Options as will pay all applicable withholding tax
liability incurred on exercise of the Option. For this purpose, the
Participant may use only Options having an exercise price less than Fair
Market Value on the date such Options are transferred or exercised and the
value of the Option shall be the difference between the Fair Market Value
and exercise price. Transfer of an Option for payment of taxes shall be
considered exercise of the Option.
(3) PAYMENT WITH STOCK. Subject to such Code requirements as are
relevant to ISOs, a Participant, in lieu of or in combination with a payment
in cash, may transfer to Pentair a sufficient number of shares of Stock to
satisfy all or any part of the Option price and applicable withholding taxes.
Such Stock may be Stock already owned by the Participant or, in the case of
an NQSO, Stock to be acquired by exercise of the Option. For this purpose,
the value of the Stock shall be Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise.
Where payment is made in whole or in part by Stock, the Participant may not
transfer fractional shares of Stock or shares of Stock with an aggregate Fair
Market Value in excess of the Option price plus applicable withholding taxes.
(4) INTERIM BROKER LOAN. The Committee may arrange through a stock
brokerage or other similar agent, a loan to a Participant of some or all of
the funds needed to exercise an Option. Upon
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application for such loan and receipt of written notice of exercise of an
Option from a Participant, the broker will pay to Pentair the amount
requested by the Participant to pay the Option exercise price and applicable
withholding taxes. Pentair will promptly deliver to such broker a
certificate representing the total number of shares of Stock to be acquired
by exercise of said Option. The broker will then sell part or all of these
shares and pay to the Participant the proceeds from the sale, less the loan
principal and any interest charged thereon from the date the broker received
the notice of exercise until the date the broker is repaid.
(5) OTHER PAYMENT METHODS. The Committee may, in its discretion,
authorize payment by other methods or forms within the limitations imposed by
the Plan and applicable state or federal law.
(g) NO TANDEM OPTIONS. No ISO granted under this Plan shall contain
terms which would limit or otherwise affect a Participant's right to exercise
any other Option, nor shall any NQSO contain terms which will limit or
otherwise affect the Participant's right to exercise any other Option in such
a manner that an Option intended to be an ISO would be deemed a tandem option.
4.3 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. (a) GRANT OF STOCK APPRECIATION
RIGHTS. The Committee may grant Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") to
Participants who have been granted ISOs. These SARs may relate to any number
of shares, up to the total number of shares the Participant could acquire by
exercise of the underlying ISOs. An SAR shall expire no later than the
expiration date of the underlying ISO, and the amount paid under the SAR
shall not be more than 100% of the difference between the Option
price and Fair Market Value of the Stock subject to the Option, determined on
the date the SAR is exercised.
(b) EXERCISE. Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised at the same
time, to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as the related
ISO, and only when the Fair Market Value
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of the Stock subject to the ISO exceeds the Option price. The exercise of an
SAR shall cancel the related ISO; the exercise of an ISO shall cancel a
related SAR.
(c) PAYMENT OF STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. Upon exercise of an SAR, the
Participant shall be paid in cash, Stock, Rights to Restricted Stock,
Restricted Stock, or a combination thereof, as the Committee shall determine
at the time of grant. If payment is made in Stock, Rights to Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock, the shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value on
the date the SAR is exercised.
4.4 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES. (a) DELIVERY. As soon as practicable
after either the exercise of an Option and the delivery of payment therefor,
or the exercise of an SAR which is to be paid in Stock, Rights to Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock, Pentair shall:
(i) if Stock is to be issued due to the exercise of an Option, record
in the name of the Participant a number of certificated or
uncertificated shares equal to the number of shares acquired by
the Participant through exercise of the Option;
(ii) if payment is to be made in Restricted Stock, record in the name
of the Participant a number of nonnegotiable certificated or
uncertificated shares equal to the number of shares of Restricted
Stock acquired; and
(iii) if payment is to be made in Rights to Restricted Stock, establish
and maintain a separate written account for each Participant and
record in such account the number of Rights to Restricted Stock so
acquired.
Consistent with applicable state or federal law, the Committee may fix a
minimum or maximum period of time during which a Participant may not sell any
such Stock or Restricted Stock, or obtain Restricted Stock in lieu of a Right
to Restricted Stock.
(b) DESIGNATION. Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO
shall be designated as such on the stock transfer records of Pentair, to the
extent the value of such shares does not exceed the exercise limit contained
in Section 4.2(b). Shares acquired by exercise of an Option which exceed
this exercise limit shall be designated on Pentair's stock transfer records
as shares acquired
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pursuant to the exercise of an NQSO. For purposes of this exercise limit,
the designation of shares as acquired pursuant to the exercise of an ISO or
NQSO shall be subject to change as permitted by applicable Code provisions.
SECTION 5. RESTRICTED STOCK AND INCENTIVE
COMPENSATION UNITS
5.1 RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS (a) WRITTEN AGREEMENT. Each award of
Restricted Stock or Rights to Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a
written agreement, executed by the Participant and Pentair. Such agreement
shall specify the number of shares of Restricted Stock or the number of
Rights to Restricted Stock awarded and any terms and conditions the Committee
may require on such award.
(b) RESTRICTION PERIOD. At the time of an award of Restricted Stock or
Rights to Restricted Stock, the Committee shall fix a period of time
("Restriction Period") during which such restrictions as are imposed by the
Committee shall remain in effect. Such restrictions shall lapse upon
expiration of the Restriction Period, or sooner if otherwise provided in the
Plan.
(c) RESTRICTIONS. In addition to such other restrictions as the
Committee may impose at grant, each share of Restricted Stock or Right to
Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(i) Neither Restricted Stock nor Rights to Restricted Stock may be
sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise
disposed of during a Restriction Period.
(ii) Except as otherwise herein provided, unless the Participant
remains continuously employed by Pentair or an Affiliate until the
conditions for the removal of such restrictions as the Committee
may impose have been satisfied, Restricted Stock and Rights to
Restricted Stock shall be forfeited and returned to Pentair, and
all rights of a Participant to receive Restricted Stock or vest in
Rights to Restricted Stock shall terminate without any payment or
consideration by Pentair.
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(d) RECORDKEEPING. As soon as practicable after the execution of the
written agreement required by Section 5.2(a), Pentair shall:
(i) for awards of Restricted Stock, record in the name of the
Participant a number of nonnegotiable, certificated or
uncertificated shares equal to the number of shares of
Restricted Stock awarded; and
(ii) for awards of Rights to Restricted Stock, establish and maintain a
separate written account for each Participant and record in such
account the number of Rights to Restricted Stock awarded.
(e) DIVIDENDS. Dividends declared with respect to shares of Restricted
Stock shall be paid in cash to the Participant as and when declared, or as
otherwise determined by the Committee. Where Rights to Restricted Stock are
awarded, the Committee shall determine whether amounts equivalent to
dividends declared on Stock subject to an award of Rights to Restricted Stock
shall be paid when the dividends are declared, or as otherwise determined by
the Committee. Dividends, regardless of when paid, shall be subject to all
applicable withholding taxes.
5.2 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION UNITS. (a) AWARD AGREEMENTS. Each ICU
award shall be evidenced by a written agreement, executed by the Participant
and Pentair, which shall specify the number of ICUs awarded and contain such
other terms and conditions as the Committee may require.
(b) ICU ACCOUNT. Pentair shall establish and maintain a separate
account ("ICU Account") for each Participant and shall record in such
accounts the number of ICUs awarded to each Participant. The number of ICUs
which may be realized by each Participant may be adjusted by any conditions
specified by the Committee in the award agreement. The maintenance of an ICU
Account is principally a bookkeeping function and does not entitle a
Participant to realize on an ICU award.
(c) EARNING AN ICU AWARD. (1) GENERAL. The ability of a Participant
to realize on an ICU award shall be determined by achievement of specific
corporate performance factors over the
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designated Incentive Period. The maximum amount of compensation per ICU
payable to a Participant in any calendar year by reason of an ICU award shall
not exceed twice the growth in Book Value, as determined pursuant to Section
5.2(d), over the applicable Incentive Period.
(2) INCENTIVE PERIOD. At the time of award, the Committee shall fix the
Incentive Period during which the Participant must remain continuously employed
by Pentair or an Affiliate. The Incentive Period shall generally be three (3)
years, unless another expiration date is specified by the Committee or the Plan
provides otherwise.
(3) CORPORATE PERFORMANCE FACTORS. The amount of compensation payable
to a Participant on account of an ICU award shall be determined by application
of the following corporate performance factors:
(i) the change in Book Value per share of Stock over the
designated Incentive Period;
(ii) the growth in earning per share of Stock over the designated
Incentive Period;
(iii) the average return on equity of Stock over the designated
Incentive Period; or
(iv) such other factors as the Committee shall specify at the time
of grant.
(d) VALUATION OF INCENTIVE COMPENSATION UNIT. (1) VALUATION AT
EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE PERIOD. As soon as practicable after the Incentive
Period expires, Pentair's audited financial statements for the preceding
Fiscal Year shall be provided in final form to the Committee, which shall
determine the value of each ICU. Such value shall be based on the net
increase in Book Value over the Incentive Period, calculated by subtracting
the beginning Book Value ( determined as of the December 31 immediately
preceding the date the ICUs were awarded) from the ending Book Value
(determined on the December 31 immediately following the end of the Incentive
Period). The
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resulting number shall then be subject to adjustment by a multiplier which
takes into account average return on equity, compounded growth in earnings
per share, or any other corporate performance factors established with
respect to the award being valued.
(2) VALUATION IF INCENTIVE PERIOD SHORTENED. If for any reason an
Incentive Period is shortened, the Committee shall determine the value of an
affected Participant's ICUs as soon as practicable after the date such Period
prematurely ends, and for this purpose, the ending Book Value shall be
determined as of the December 31 immediately preceding the date the Incentive
Period ends, or as otherwise determined by the Committee.
(3) ADJUSTMENTS TO VALUATION FORMULA. The Committee shall retain the
discretion to modify the factors or formula used to value an ICU award;
provided, however, that any such change shall be defined in the written
agreement executed pursuant to Section 5.2(a) at the time of grant. No such
modification shall in any event cause the value of an ICU award made to any
one Participant to exceed the maximum possible award as defined in Section
5.2(c)(1).
(e) PAYMENT OF ICU ACCOUNT. Payment of the value of each ICU shall be
made to the Participant, or, if applicable, a designated beneficiary, as soon
as practicable after valuation. Such payment may be made in cash, Stock,
Rights to Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock or any combination thereof, as
the Committee shall determine at the time of grant. If payment is made in
Stock, Rights to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock, the shares shall be
valued at Fair Market Value (as adjusted for any restrictions) on the date
the Incentive Period expires.
SECTION 6. PERFORMANCE SHARES AND PERFORMANCE UNITS
6.1 PERFORMANCE AWARDS. (a) PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT. Each award of
Performance Shares and Performance Units shall be evidenced by a written
agreement, executed by the Participant and Pentair. Such agreement shall
establish all terms and conditions applicable to the payment of
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a Performance Share or Performance Unit as the Committee may determine,
including the achievement of relevant performance objectives. These
performance objectives shall include such financial measures as return on
shareholders equity, growth in earnings per share, return on sales, growth in
income, growth in sales and various techniques which compare actual returns
with required returns based on cost of capital criteria.
(b) PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTS. At such time as a performance award is made,
Pentair shall establish an account ("Performance Account") for each
Participant and credit the Performance Units and Performance Shares awarded
to such account. Performance Shares shall be credited in the form of
Restricted Stock or Rights to Restricted Stock. The maintenance of
Performance Accounts is principally a bookkeeping function, and does not
entitle a Participant to payment of any awards hereunder.
(c) DIVIDENDS. Dividends or the equivalent paid with respect to
Restricted Stock shall be paid in cash to the Participant as and when
declared, or as other determined by the Committee. The Committee shall
determine whether dividends or the equivalent declared on Stock subject to
Rights to Restricted Stock shall be paid when declared, or as otherwise
determined by the Committee. Dividends, regardless of when paid, shall be
subject to all applicable withholding taxes.
6.2 PERFORMANCE PERIOD AND TARGETS. (a) PERFORMANCE PERIOD. The
Performance Period shall be established by the Committee at the time of the
award. This period may differ for each award granted to any one Participant.
(b) PERFORMANCE TARGETS. At the time a performance award is
established, the Committee shall establish such performance targets as it
determines to be relevant. Successful completion of performance targets
within the designated Performance Period shall be certified by the Committee,
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using such measures of performance during the Performance Period as are
specified in the performance agreement.
6.3 EARNING A PERFORMANCE AWARD. The Committee shall pay a performance
award to a Participant based on the degree of attainment of the relevant
performance targets during the Performance Period, and in accordance with the
provisions of the performance agreement. The maximum amount of compensation
a Participant may be granted by reason of a performance award in any one
calendar year shall be $100,000, calculated by reference to Fair Market Value
of the award on date of grant.
6.4 PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE AWARDS. (a) TIME FOR PAYMENT. No
performance award shall be payable until after earned in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the performance agreement, unless otherwise provided
in the Plan or in the sole discretion of the Committee. Any Performance
Shares, Performance Units or other amounts credited to a Performance Account
shall be paid to the Participant only when, and to the extent, the Committee
so determines. All such determinations shall be made during the four (4)
month period immediately following the end of the Performance Period as
established in the performance agreement.
(b) FORM OF PAYMENT. Payment of Performance Shares or Performance
Units shall be in the form of cash, Stock, Rights to Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock, or a combination thereof as determined by the Committee at
the time of grant. If payment is made in Stock, Rights to Restricted Stock
or Restricted Stock, the shares shall be valued at Fair Market Value (as
adjusted for any restrictions) on the date the Performance Period expires.
6.5 BONUS PLANS. (a) EXECUTIVE BONUS AWARD. On February 14, 1996,
Pentair adopted the Executive Officer Performance Plan ("EOPP"), an annual
bonus plan designed to compensate participating executive officers for
performance as measured against the key financial measurements
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defined in the EOPP plan. Cash awards under the EOPP are limited to an
amount equal to an EOPP participant's annual base salary, even though a total
bonus award under the EOPP may exceed that amount. To the extent an annual
bonus award exceeds the amount which can be paid in cash pursuant to the
EOPP, the balance shall be considered an award of Performance Shares payable
in the form of Restricted Stock under the Plan. The performance targets
applicable to such Performance Shares shall be the same as the criteria
established under the EOPP for purposes of earning the award. The Performance
Shares so granted shall be subject to any vesting conditions the Committee
may impose as of the date the Performance Shares are issued. The maximum
amount of compensation a Participant may be granted by reason of a
Performance Share award under the EOPP in any one calendar year is equal to
the maximum award available to such Participant under the EOPP, reduced by
the amount of such award payable to the Participant in cash.
(b) MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN. Pentair also maintains an annual bonus
plan (the "MIP") which provides incentive compensation for management
employees other than executive officers. Like the EOPP, cash awards under
the MIP are limited to an amount equal to a MIP participant's annual base
salary, even though a total bonus award under the MIP may exceed that amount.
To the extent such an annual bonus award exceeds the amount which can be
paid in cash under the MIP, the balance shall be considered an award of
Performance Shares payable in the form of Restricted Stock under the Plan.
The Performance Shares so granted shall be subject to any vesting conditions
the Committee may impose as of the date the Performance Shares are issued.
The maximum amount of compensation a Participant may be granted by reason of
a Performance Share award under the MIP in any one calendar year is equal to
the maximum award available to such Participant under the MIP reduced by the
amount of such award payable to the Participant in cash.
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SECTION 7. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
7.1 GENERAL RULE. Except as otherwise provided herein, Options and
SARs may be exercised and Restricted Stock, Rights to Restricted Stock, ICUs,
Performance Share or Performance Unit awards paid to a Participant only in
accordance with the terms and conditions specified by the Committee at the
time of grant.
7.2 EXCEPTIONS FOR DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT. (b) DEATH OF
PARTICIPANT. If a Participant's employment terminates due to death, any
benefits under the Plan may be transferred to the beneficiary designated by
the Participant. If no beneficiary has been duly designated, said benefits
shall transfer pursuant to the provisions of such Participant's will, or if
there is no will, by the laws of intestate succession in the state in which
the Participant is domiciled on the date of death. The individual who
succeeds to the Participant's benefits under the Plan may:
(i) exercise any outstanding Options to the same extent the
Participant was entitled to exercise such Options, together with
any Options the Committee may accelerate, at any time prior to the
earlier of six (6) months from the date of the Participant's death,
or the date the Options would otherwise expire by their terms;
(ii) receive payment of any shares of Restricted Stock or Rights to
Restricted Stock based on a deemed lapse of the restrictions, or of
any ICUs based on a deemed expiration of the Incentive Period and
attainment of the relevant performance goals, provided that any
such payment may be either prorated or otherwise paid as determined
by the Committee;
(iii) receive payment of a Performance Share or Performance Unit award,
as determined by the Committee, based on the degree to which
established performance targets had been attained as of the
Participant's death.
(b) DISABILITY OF PARTICIPANT. A Participant who becomes Disabled may:
(i) exercise outstanding Options that are otherwise exercisable,
together with any Options the Committee may accelerate, at any
time prior to the earlier of twelve (12) months after the date of
Disability or the date the Options would otherwise expire by their
terms;
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(ii) be paid a prorated amount of an award of Restricted Stock or
Rights to Restricted Stock or ICUs, determined by application of
the payment provisions in Section 7.2(a)(ii), based on a deemed
lapse of restrictions or a deemed expiration of an Incentive
Period and attainment of the relevant performance goals;
(iii) be paid a Performance Share or Performance Unit award prior to
expiration of a Performance Period, as the Committee shall
determine by considering the degree of attainment of established
performance targets.
(c) RETIREMENT. At the time of Retirement, a Participant may:
(i) exercise outstanding Options which are otherwise exercisable,
together with any Options the Committee may accelerate, at any
time prior to the earlier of thirty (30) days following Retirement,
or the date the Options would otherwise expire by their terms;
(ii) receive a prorated payment of an award of Restricted Stock, Rights
to Restricted Stock or ICUs, determined by application of the
payment provisions in Section 7.2(a)(ii), based on a deemed lapse
of restrictions or a deemed expiration of an Incentive Period and,
if applicable, attainment of relevant performance goals;
(iii) receive a payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units as
the Committee shall determine by considering the degree to which
performance targets have been attained.
(d) OTHER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (2) TERMINATION NOT FOR CAUSE.
If a Participant's employment ends for reasons other than those listed in
Sections 7.2 or 7.3, outstanding Options may be exercised no later than the
earlier of thirty (30) days following such termination, or the date the
Options would, by their terms, expire. Any other outstanding awards under
the Plan, to the extent not then earned and paid to the Participant, shall
terminate unless accelerated by the Committee, subject to the provisions of
Section 8.1.
(2) TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. If a Participant's services are terminated
for cause, as determined by the Committee, all Options or other benefits
granted under the Plan, to the extent not already exercised or otherwise
earned or paid, shall terminate.
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7.3 CHANGE IN CONTROL. (a) ACQUISITION. In the event a controlling
number of Pentair's shares is acquired, or in the event substantially all of
Pentair's assets are acquired:
(i) with respect to outstanding Options, the Committee may, in its
discretion, cancel all Options, even if then exercisable, and
authorize payment to the affected Participant of the per share
amount payable to a shareholder as a result of the acquisition
multiplied by the number of shares subject to Option, less the
Option price;
(ii) with respect to any awards of Restricted Stock, Rights to
Restricted Stock, ICUs and Performance Shares or Performance
Units, if the Participant's employment terminates within one
year of such acquisition, whether voluntarily or involuntarily,
and such award is then payable, then all restrictions shall be
deemed to have lapsed, all applicable incentive or performance
periods shall be deemed to have expired, and all performance
targets shall be deemed to have been fully attained as of the date
of such termination of employment.
(b) MERGER. (1) OPTIONS. With respect to Options outstanding at the
time of a merger or consolidation of Pentair with another corporation, such
Options shall be deemed to apply to the same number of shares a holder of
shares not subject to an Option would have been entitled to receive under the
terms of such merger or consolidation. If Pentair is not the surviving
entity after such merger or consolidation, the Participant shall (i) be given
a commitment from the surviving entity to offer to the Participant options to
purchase that entity's stock on terms and conditions which substantially
preserve the rights and benefits of the outstanding Options granted by
Pentair, or (ii) have the right to exercise any outstanding Options
immediately prior to the merger, even if such Options would otherwise not be
exercisable.
(2) RESTRICTED STOCK. If Pentair is consolidated or merged with
another corporation, each Participant who has been awarded Restricted Stock
or Rights to Restricted Stock shall be entitled to the same rights and
privileges as any other stockholder; provided, however, that any shares of
Stock received in connection with the merger shall be subject to the same
restrictions as were
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imposed on the underlying shares of Restricted Stock or the Rights to
Restricted Stock, unless otherwise accelerated.
(c) OTHER EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS. If Pentair dissolves or is
liquidated, every outstanding Option or other type of award shall be
terminated as of the effective date of such dissolution or liquidation. The
Committee, immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation, and in its
sole discretion, may (i) give to Participants the right to exercise any
outstanding Options, even if not then otherwise exercisable, or (ii) pay to
Participants any other outstanding awards under the Plan even if applicable
restrictions have not lapsed, applicable periods have not expired or
performance targets have not been attained. If Pentair divests an Affiliate,
Participants employed by such Affiliate shall be treated as if Pentair had
dissolved or liquidated.
SECTION 8. CHANGES TO AWARDS
8.1 ACCELERATION OF BENEFITS. The Committee shall have the discretion
to accelerate the exercise date of an Option or SAR or the time at which
restrictions on Stock or Rights thereto lapse, to remove any Stock
restrictions or to accelerate the expiration of an Incentive Period or
Performance Period due to changes in applicable tax or other laws, or such
other changes of circumstances as may arise after the date of an award under
the Plan, or to take any such similar action it may decide, in its absolute
discretion, is in the best interests of Pentair and equitable to a
Participant (or such Participant's heirs or beneficiaries). Notwithstanding
the above, however, the Committee shall have no discretion to increase the
amount of compensation a Participant could earn by application of the
preestablished performance goals and financial measurements relevant to the
award, although the Committee shall retain the discretion to decrease any
such award. Any action by the Committee to accelerate a grant or award for
reasons other than death, disability or change
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in control of Pentair shall include application of a commercially reasonable
discount to the compensation payable to reflect the value of accelerated
payment.
8.2 ACCOUNTING STANDARDS. Calculation of changes to any performance
goal established for purposes of making awards under the Plan shall be
without regard to changes in accounting methods used by Pentair or in
accounting standards that may be required by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board after the goal is established and prior to the time
compensation earned on account of achievement of the relevant performance
goal is paid to the Participant.
SECTION 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
9.1 STOCKHOLDER PRIVILEGES. (a) OPTIONS. Until such time as a Stock
certificate is issued, a Participant, or other person entitled to exercise an
Option under the Plan, shall have none of the privileges of a stockholder
with respect to Stock covered by an Option granted under this Plan.
(b) OTHER AWARDS. Upon delivery of Restricted Stock to a Participant
(or to an escrow holder, if applicable) such Participant shall have all of
the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Stock, subject to
the restrictions imposed, including the right to receive dividends and vote
the shares of Restricted Stock. Participants for whom an account is
established to record an award of Rights to Restricted Stock shall not have
the rights of a shareholder until such time as the Rights to Restricted Stock
vest, but may, in the discretion of the Committee, receive payment of or
credit for the equivalent of dividends otherwise payable with respect to the
number of shares of Stock to which such Rights to Restricted Stock relate.
In the event of forfeiture, the certificate or certificates, if any,
representing such Restricted Stock shall be delivered to Pentair, accompanied
by executed instruments of transfer. If the Restricted Stock is held in
escrow, Pentair shall be entitled to have the certificates representing the
Restricted Stock redelivered to it out of escrow.
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(c) INTEREST. The Committee may provide for the crediting of earnings
interest with respect to Performance Units or ICUs credited to a
Participant's account. Any rate of earnings credited hereunder shall be
determined by the Committee.
(d) SALE OF STOCK OR RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee may fix a period
during which any Stock, Right to Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock
acquired under the Plan may not be sold, provided that the Committee may not
fix any period which is less than or which exceeds such requirements as may
be imposed by applicable state or federal law.
9.2 AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF PLAN. The
Committee, subject to approval by the Board, may amend or modify the Plan at
any time to conform to changes in applicable laws or in any other respect
deemed to be in the best interests of Pentair. Pursuant to Code section 422,
however, no such amendment shall, without shareholder approval (i) materially
increase the number of shares of Stock as to which ISOs may be granted under
the Plan, (ii) materially modify the requirements as to eligibility to
receive Options under the Plan, (iii) materially increase the benefits
accruing to Participants receiving ISOs under the Plan, (iv) reduce an ISO
Option price below Fair Market Value on the day the Option is granted, (v)
permit the award of SARs other than in tandem with an ISO, (vi) extend the
period during which an Option may be granted or exercised, or (vii) extend
the termination date of the provisions of the Plan which permit the granting
of ISOs. No amendment or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect any
Participant under the Plan, or any section thereof, without such
Participant's consent.
9.3 ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
Pursuant to this delegation, the Committee is authorized to (i) interpret and
construe the Plan, (ii) adopt, amend, or rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, and (iii) make all other determinations necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan, to the extent not contrary to
the express provisions
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of the Plan. Any actions, determinations or other interpretations made by
the Committee within the scope of its authority shall be final, binding and
conclusive for all purposes.
9.4 INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent permitted by law, members of the
Committee and the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by Pentair
with respect to any loss, cost, liability or expense that may reasonably be
incurred in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding which
arises by reason of any act or omission under the Plan, taken within the
scope of the authority delegated herein.
9.5 EXPENSES. The expenses of maintaining and administering this Plan
shall be borne by Pentair.
9.6 RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS. Nothing in this Plan shall interfere with
or limit in any way the right of Pentair or an Affiliate to terminate any
individual's employment at any time, with or without notice or cause. This
Plan does not, nor is it intended to, confer upon any employee the right to
continue in the employment of Pentair or an Affiliate.
9.7 TRANSFERABILITY. (a) NONTRANSFERABILITY. Except as otherwise
specified in the Plan, Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Rights to Restricted
Stock, ICUs, Performance Shares and Performance Units granted or awarded
under the Plan shall not be transferrable.
(b) DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY(IES). A Participant may designate a
person or persons to receive his or her Plan benefits in the event of death.
Such designation shall be on forms as prescribed by the Committee and may be
modified or revoked only in writing.
9.8 GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not preempted by applicable federal
law, this Plan shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the
substantive laws of the State of Minnesota.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this amended and restated Plan has been executed
this ____ day of ___________, 1996.
PENTAIR, INC.
By __________________________________
Winslow H. Buxton
Chief Executive Officer
By __________________________________
Roy T. Rueb
Secretary
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