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DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
M. TED DILLARD
PRESIDENT AND
SECRETARY
DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
12801 N. CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY, SUITE 350
DALLAS, TEXAS 75243
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Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc.
12801 N. Central Expressway, Suite 350
Dallas, TX 75243
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD AUGUST 12, 1997
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS:
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Annual Meeting") of Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. (the "Company") to be
held at the Grand Kempinski Dallas, 15201 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75248,
at 10:00 a.m., August 12, 1997, for the following purposes:
1. To elect four directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual
meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are duly
elected and qualified.
2. To ratify the adoption of the Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. Amended
and Restated 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan").
3. To consider and act upon a proposal to amend the Company's articles of
incorporation to effect a forward stock split or division of the Company's
common stock, $.10 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), which will
subdivide each share of Common Stock into two shares of Common Stock on the
day of such forward stock split.
4. To ratify the Board of Directors' appointment of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,
independent accountants, as the Company's independent auditors for the year
ending December 31, 1997.
5. To transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meet-
ing or any adjournment(s) thereof.
Holders of record of the Company's Common Stock at the close of business on
July 11, 1997, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting
or any adjournment(s) thereof. The stock transfer books will not be closed. A
list of shareholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available
for examination at the offices of the Company for ten (10) days prior to the
Annual Meeting.
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting; whether or not you
expect to attend the Annual Meeting in person, however, you are urged to mark,
sign, date, and mail the enclosed form of proxy promptly so that your shares of
Common Stock may be represented and voted in accordance with your wishes and in
order that the presence of a quorum may be assured at the Annual Meeting. Your
proxy will be returned to you if you are present at the Annual Meeting and
request its return in the manner provided for revocation of proxies on the
initial page of the enclosed proxy statement.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
/s/M. Ted Dillard
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M. TED DILLARD
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
July 18, 1997
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DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
12801 N. Central Expressway, Suite 350
Dallas, Texas 75243
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR
1997 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
August 12, 1997
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SOLICITATION AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES
The enclosed form of proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of
Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. (the "Company") to be used at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held at the time and place
and for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the "Notice") and at any adjournment(s) thereof. When proxies in
the accompanying form are properly executed and received, the shares represented
thereby will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the directions
noted thereon; if no direction is indicated such shares will be voted for the
election of directors and in favor of the other proposals set forth in the
Notice.
The executive offices of the Company are located at, and the mailing
address of the Company is, 12801 North Central Expressway, Suite 350, Dallas,
Texas 75243.
Management does not intend to present any business at the Annual Meeting
for a vote other than the matters set forth in the Notice and has no information
that others will do so. If other matters requiring a vote of the shareholders
properly come before the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons
named in the accompanying form of proxy to vote the shares represented by the
proxies held by them in accordance with their judgment on such matters.
This proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") and accompanying form of proxy
are being mailed on or about July 22, 1997. The Company's Annual Report,
including Form 10-K is enclosed herewith, but does not form any part of the
materials for solicitation of proxies.
The enclosed proxy, even though executed and returned, may be revoked at
any time prior to the voting of the proxy by giving written notice of revocation
to the Secretary of the Company at the Company's principal executive offices or
by executing and delivering a later-dated proxy or by attending the Annual
Meeting and voting in person. However, no such revocation shall be effective
until such notice has been received by the Company at or before the Annual
Meeting. Such revocation will not affect a vote on any matters taken prior to
receipt of such revocation. Mere attendance at the Annual Meeting will not of
itself revoke the proxy.
In addition to the solicitation of proxies by use of the mail, directors,
officers and regular employees of the Company may solicit the return of proxies,
either by mail, telephone, telegraph, or through personal contact. Such
directors, officers and employees will not be additionally compensated but will
be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses. Brokerage houses and other custodians,
nominees, and fiduciaries will, in connection with shares of Common Stock, par
value $.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), registered in their names, be
requested to forward solicitation material to the beneficial owners of such
shares of Common Stock.
The cost of preparing, printing, assembling, and mailing the Annual Report,
the Notice, this Proxy Statement, and the enclosed form of proxy, as well as the
cost of forwarding solicitation materials to the beneficial owners of shares of
Common Stock, and other costs of solicitation, are to be borne by the Company.
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VOTING SECURITIES OUTSTANDING; QUORUM
The record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to notice of
and vote at the Annual Meeting was the close of business on July 11, 1997 (the
"Record Date"). At the close of business on the Record Date there were 1,785,312
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, each of which is entitled to one
vote on all matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting. There are no
cumulative voting rights.
The presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the
issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote as of the Record
Date is necessary to constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and
broker non-votes are treated as present at the Annual Meeting and are therefore
counted to determine a quorum. If a quorum is not present, the shareholders
entitled to vote who are present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual
Meeting have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice
other than an adjournment at the Annual Meeting, until a quorum is present or
represented. It is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying form
of proxy to vote the shares represented by the proxies held by them for such an
adjournment. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business
may be transacted that might have been transacted at the Annual Meeting as
originally notified.
Assuming the presence of a quorum, the affirmative vote of the holders of
(i) a plurality of the shares of Common Stock represented and voting at the
Annual Meeting is required for the election of directors, (ii) a majority of the
shares of Common Stock present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual
Meeting and entitled to vote thereon is required to ratify the adoption of the
Company's Amended and Restated 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "1996
Plan"), (iii) two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to
vote thereon are required to approve the proposal to amend the Company's
articles of incorporation to effect the forward stock split or division of the
Company's Common Stock (the "forward split"); and (iv) a majority of the shares
of Common Stock represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting and
entitled to vote thereon is required to ratify the appointment by the Board of
Directors of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as independent accountants for the Company
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1997.
The Controlling Shareholder (as defined herein) has informed the Company of
its intention to vote its shares of Common Stock in favor of each of the
proposals presented herein. As a consequence of this, each of proposals 1, 2 and
4 will be effected.
Abstentions may be specified on all proposals except the election of
directors. Abstentions, with respect to any proposal other than the election of
directors, will have the same effect as a vote against such proposal. Broker
non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the election of directors, the
ratification of the adoption of the 1996 Plan or the other proposals. With
regard to the election of directors, votes may be cast in favor of or withheld
from each nominee; votes that are withheld will be excluded entirely from the
vote and will have no effect.
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PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of the Common Stock as of July 11, 1997, by (i) each person known by
the Company to own beneficially five percent or more of the outstanding Common
Stock; (ii) each of the Company's directors; (iii) each of the executive
officers named in the Summary Compensation Table below; and (iv) all directors
and executive officers of the Company as a group. The address of each person
listed below is 12801 N. Central Expressway, Suite 350, Dallas, Texas 75243,
unless otherwise indicated.
Shares Beneficially
Owned(1)(2)
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Number Percent
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USFG-DHRG L.P. No. 2, Inc.......................... 899,200(3) 50.4%
J. Michael Moore................................... 1,026,700(4) 55.1%
Gary K. Steeds..................................... 93,500(5) 5.2%
Donald R. Ditto, Sr................................ 125,000(6) 7.0%
Donald A. Bailey................................... 87,100(7) 4.9%
D&H Partners, L.P.,
a Delaware limited partnership................ 255,700(8) 14.3%
M. Ted Dillard .................................... 102,500(9) 5.6%
Samuel E. Hunter................................... 5,000(10) *
All directors and executive officers as a group
(6 persons)1, 2, 4, 7, 9, 10................. 1,221,300 63.4%
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* Represents less than 1% of outstanding Common Stock.
(1) Beneficial ownership as reported in the above table has been determined
in accordance with Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"). The persons and entities named in the table have
sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as
beneficially owned by them, except as noted below and subject to applicable
community property laws.
(2) Except for the percentages of certain parties that are based on
presently exercisable options which are indicated in the following footnotes to
the table, the percentages indicated are based on 1,785,312 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding on the Record Date. In the case of parties holding
presently exercisable options, the percentage ownership is calculated on the
assumption that the shares presently held or purchasable within the next 60 days
underlying such options are outstanding.
(3) The 899,200 shares (the "Shares") were originally comprised of two
blocks of shares, including 255,700 shares (the "D&H Shares") previously owned
by D&H Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("D&H"). The Shares were
ultimately acquired by USFG-DHRG L.P. No. 2, Inc. (the "Controlling
Shareholder") from Ditto Properties Co. ("DPC") as a result of a series of
transactions culminating in March of 1993. DPC has since filed a lawsuit against
the Controlling Shareholder (the "Litigation") in which it is claiming, among
other things, that its sale of the Shares to the Controlling Shareholder in
March 1993 pursuant to a stock purchase agreement should be rescinded. DPC has
also filed a Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") claiming that it is the
beneficial owner of the Shares based on a successful outcome of DPC's rescission
claim. See the Company's Annual Report, including Form 10-K, enclosed herewith,
Item 3. The trial court, however, granted the Controlling Shareholder's motion
for summary judgment seeking dismissal of DPC's rescission claim.
The Controlling Shareholder holds sole voting and investment power with
respect to the Shares, subject to (i) the rights retained by Imperial Bank in
connection with a loan (the "Imperial Loan") to the Controlling Shareholder in
the amount of $1,750,000 and (ii) the rights of D&H with respect to the D&H
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Shares. See the discussion below, note 8. The Controlling Shareholder has
granted a security interest to Imperial Bank to secure the Imperial Loan in
643,500 shares of Common Stock and 130,700 of the D&H Shares (upon the
Controlling Shareholder obtaining such shares from D&H). The loan documents
relating to the Imperial Loan prohibit the Controlling Shareholder from selling,
transferring or encumbering the Shares without the consent of Imperial Bank,
other than a portion of the Shares that may be sold by the Controlling
Shareholder to satisfy the Imperial Loan and other obligations of the
Controlling Shareholder. The D&H Shares are still registered in the name of D&H
and are subject to purchase price promissory notes (the "Promissory Notes") and
a security agreement (the "Security Agreement") pursuant to which the D&H Shares
are pledged as collateral. The Promissory Notes are currently in default, and
D&H has instituted litigation with respect to the Promissory Notes and the
Security Agreement. See Note 8, below. With respect to the D&H Shares, D&H
possesses voting power. The Controlling Shareholder has advised the Company,
however, that D&H has granted the Controlling Shareholder an irrevocable proxy
with respect to the D&H Shares until December 31, 1997.
In connection with the Imperial Loan, the Controlling Shareholder granted
to Imperial Bank an option (the " Imperial Option") to purchase 60,000 shares of
Common Stock owned by the Controlling Shareholder for $.01 per share. The
Imperial Option expires on July 9, 2002.
The address of the Controlling Shareholder is 12801 North Central Expwy,
Suite 260 Dallas, Texas 75243.
(4) Includes the Shares beneficially owned by the Controlling Shareholder
(as J. Michael Moore owns all of the capital stock of the Controlling
Shareholder) as described above in note 3, and 77,500 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of options within 60 days. Mr. Moore has granted a
security interest in 25,000 shares of Common Stock as security for the Imperial
Loan, which will be released to Mr. Moore upon the delivery of the 130,700 D&H
Shares described in note 3, above. In addition, Mr. Moore has transferred 25,000
shares of Common Stock to various other parties but has advised the Company that
he has retained voting rights with respect to such shares.
(5) The last known address in the Company's records of Mr. Steeds is 5528
Inverrary, Dallas, Texas 75287. The Company is currently contesting Mr. Steeds'
ownership of these shares.
(6) Does not include DPC's alleged beneficial ownership of the Shares
discussed above in note 3. DPC has asserted in the Litigation and in the
Schedule 13D discussed above in note 3 that Donald R. Ditto, Sr. is the
beneficial owner of the Shares (as manager of DPC) by virtue of such claim for
rescission. However, the Controlling Shareholder's motion for summary judgment
seeking dismissal of DPC's rescission claim has been granted. The Company is
also currently contesting Mr. Ditto's ownership of 100,000 of the shares listed
in the above table. The address of Mr. Ditto is Route 2, Box 21633, Winnsboro,
Texas 75494.
(7) Includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
options within 60 days. Does not include the D&H Shares, which are beneficially
owned by the Controlling Shareholder and which are subject to the Security
Agreement granting D&H, of which Donald A. Bailey is a partner, a security
interest in such shares. See discussion below in note 8 for further information
as to the beneficial ownership of the D&H Shares. The address of Mr. Bailey is
2351 W. Northwest Highway, Suite 3120, Dallas, Texas 75220.
(8) As discussed above in note 3, the D&H Shares are registered in the name
of D&H. The Promissory Note and the Security Agreement were originally entered
into between USFG/DHRG #1 Ltd. ("No. 1") and D&H when No. 1 purchased the D&H
Shares from D&H. Subsequent transactions, including the signing of a "Renewal,
Extension and Modification of Promissory Note" (the "Renewal") by the
Controlling Shareholder, have transferred beneficial ownership of the D&H
Shares, and the obligation to pay for them, to the Controlling Shareholder. At
this time both the Promissory Note and the Renewal are in default. D&H has filed
suit against the Controlling Shareholder and others seeking damages in
connection with such default. D&H has also filed a motion with the court seeking
to amend its petition to include the remedy of judicial foreclosure of the D&H
Shares. With respect to the D&H Shares, D&H possesses voting power. The
Controlling Shareholder has advised the Company, however, that D&H has granted
the Controlling Shareholder an irrevocable proxy with respect to the D&H Shares
until December 31, 1997.
(9) Includes 52,500 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
options within 60 days.
(10) Includes 5,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
options within 60 days. The address of Mr. Hunter is 55 Broadway, 10th Floor,
New York, NY 10006.
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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
(Proposal 1)
The Company's Bylaws provide that the number of directors which shall
constitute the whole board shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the
Board of Directors but shall not be less than one. At a meeting of the Board of
Directors on April 10, 1997, the number of directors comprising the Board of
Directors for the ensuing year was set at four.
The Board of Directors has nominated for directors the four individuals
named below to be elected at the Annual Meeting to hold office until the next
annual meeting of shareholders, or until his successor has been duly elected and
has qualified. All of the nominees are currently directors of the Company.
Unless otherwise directed in the enclosed proxy, it is the intention of the
persons named in such proxy to vote the shares represented by such proxy for the
election of the following named nominees for the offices of directors of the
Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until
their respective successors shall have been duly elected and shall have
qualified. Information regarding each nominee is set forth in the table and text
below.
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Present
Office(s) Held Director
Nominee Age In the Company Since
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J. Michael Moore.............................. 50 Chairman and Chief 1991
Executive Officer
M. Ted Dillard................................ 44 President, Secretary and 1991
Treasurer
Donald A. Bailey.............................. 54 None 1991
Samuel E. Hunter ............................. 62 None 1997
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J. Michael Moore has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Company since May 1991. Mr. Moore has served as Chief Executive Officer of
the Company since May 1993. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of
United States Funding Group, Inc. a Texas corporation ("USFG"), since 1986 USFG
has been involved in acquiring, from the Resolution Trust Corporation and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, real estate and notes secured primarily
by real estate, located within the United States. Mr. Moore is the sole
shareholder of USFG-DHRG L.P. No. 2, Inc., a Texas corporation. See "Principal
Shareholders and Stock Ownership of Management."
M. Ted Dillard has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since
August 1991. Mr. Dillard has served as President of the Company since October
1996. Prior to that he was the Chief Financial Officer of the Company from
January 1994 to October 1996. He has been Secretary and Treasurer of the Company
since January 1994, and was Controller of the Company from June 1990 to January
1994. Mr. Dillard is also President of Preferred Funding Corporation, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Dillard is a Certified Public
Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial Planner.
Donald A. Bailey has served on the Board of Directors of the Company since
May 1991. Since 1989 Mr. Bailey has been the President of Bailey Capital Group,
Ltd., an investment banking concern, and Diamond Bay Securities Corp., a
registered NASD broker dealer. From January 1993 until January 1994, Mr. Bailey
was acting President of the Company. Since September 1993, Mr. Bailey has been
President of Human Resources Corporation, an employee leasing concern. Mr.
Bailey is also engaged in various other business activities.
Samuel E. Hunter was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company on
February 28, 1997, by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors. Since 1993, Mr.
Hunter has served as managing director for equities trading for Ormes Capital
Markets, Inc. in New York City. From 1989 to 1993 he served as managing director
of Invemed Associates in New York City. From 1986 to 1989 he served as a senior
vice president of Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. Mr. Hunter is also engaged in
various other business activities.
None of the nominees is related to any other nominee or to any executive
officer or director of the Company by blood, marriage or adoption (except
relationships, if any, more remote than first cousin).
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The Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" each of the four nominees.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
The Board of Directors held three regularly scheduled meetings during the
year ended December 31, 1996. In addition, the Board of Directors acted one time
by unanimous written consent during the year ended December 31, 1996. During the
year ended December 31, 1996, all persons who were directors of the Company
during that time attended 100% of the total number of meetings of the Board of
Directors.
Working committees of the Board include the Audit Committee and the
Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors does not have a standing
Nominating Committee.
Audit Committee. The Company established an Audit Committee on April 10,
1997, consisting of Messrs. Bailey and Hunter. The Audit Committee will make
recommendations concerning the engagement of independent public accountants,
review with the independent public accountants the plans and results of the
audit engagement, approve professional services provided by the independent
public accountants, review the independence of the independent public
accountants, consider the range of audit and non-audit fees and review the
adequacy of the Company's internal accounting controls.
Compensation Committee. The Company established a Compensation Committee on
April 10, 1997, consisting of Messrs. Bailey and Hunter. The Compensation
Committee will determine the compensation of the Company's executive officers.
Other Committees. The Board of Directors may establish other committees as
deemed necessary or appropriate from time to time, including, but not limited
to, an Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.
Director Compensation
Non-employee members of the Board of Directors currently receive $1,000 for
each Directors' meeting attended. Members of the Board of Directors who are also
employees of the Company currently receive $500 for each Directors' meeting
attended. As of the year ended December 31, 1996, $5,500 of such Directors' fees
owed to Messrs. Moore ($1,000), Bailey ($2,500) and Dillard ($2,000),
respectively, had been accrued but not paid for 1996 and 1995.
The compensation of employee Directors of the Company is discussed at
"Executive Compensation" below.
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table summarizes certain information regarding compensation
paid or accrued during each of the Company's last three fiscal years to the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and each of the Company's three other most
highly compensated executive officers (the "Named Executive Officers"):
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Long-Term
Compensation
Annual Compensation Awards
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Securities
Other Annual Underlying All Other
Name and Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus ($) Compensation ($)(1) Options/SARs(#)(2) Compensation($)
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J. Michael Moore........... 1996 $117,000 $37,585 $ 1,500 155,000 $ -
Chairman and Chief 1995 87,000 7,996 1,000 50,000 -
Executive Officer 1994 61,500 - 1,500 - -
M. Ted Dillard............. 1996 $111,314 $27,216 $ 1,500 105,000 $ -
President, Secretary 1995 78,000 2,962 1,000 50,000 -
and Treasurer 1994 61,500 - 1,500 - -
Anthony J. Bruno(3)........ 1996 $ 56,625 $15,000 $ 50,500 - $ -
President Management 1995 - - 49,305 - -
Alliance Corporation 1994 - - - - -
James L. Woo(4)............ 1996 $ 96,000 $13,188 $ - - $ -
Executive Vice-President 1995 81,000 - - - -
Management Alliance 1994 59,340 10,961 - - -
Corporation
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(1) Includes perquisites and other personal benefits if value is greater
than the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of reported salary and bonus. Includes
directors fees for each of Mr. Moore and Mr. Dillard of $1,500, $1,000 and
$1,500 in 1996, 1995 and 1994, respectively.
(2) All options granted in 1996 were granted pursuant to the 1996 Plan.
(3) Mr. Bruno became a full-time consultant of the Company in June 1995.
Mr. Bruno was named President of Management Alliance Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, in August 1996. Amounts shown under Other Annual
Compensation reflect amounts paid to Mr. Bruno in his capacity as a full-time
consultant, including a housing allowance of $3,000 in 1996.
(4) Mr. Woo became the Executive Vice-President of Management Alliance
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in August 1996.
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Stock Option Grants During 1996
The following table provides information with respect to the Named
Executive Officers concerning the grant of options to acquire Common Stock in
1996.
Option/SAR Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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Potential Realizable
Value of Assumed Annual
Rates of Stock Price
Individual Grants Appreciation for Option Term(2)
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% of Total
Number of Options/SARs
Securities Granted to
Underlying Employees Exercise
Options/SARs in or Base Expiration
Name Granted (#)(1) Fiscal Year Price ($/Sh) Date 5% ($) 10% ($)
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J. Michael Moore ............ 155,000 59.6% (3) 12-31-01 $ 53,475 $ 119,970
M. Ted Dillard............... 105,000 40.4% (4) 12-31-01 $ 36,225 $ 81,270
Anthony J. Bruno............. - - - - - -
James L. Woo................. - - - - - -
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(1) All of the options granted to Named Executive Officers in 1996 were
granted pursuant to the 1996 Plan. For a more detailed discussion of the terms
and conditions governing options granted under the 1996 Plan, see "Proposal to
Ratify the Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan."
(2) The dollar amounts under these columns represent the potential
realizable value of each grant of options assuming that the market price of the
Company's Common Stock appreciates in value from the date of grant at the 5% and
10% annual rates prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
and therefore are not intended to forecast possible future appreciation, if any,
of the price of the Company's Common Stock. The Board of Directors determined
that the market value for the Common Stock on the date of grant was equal to
$2.50 per share, based on the limited liquidity of the Common Stock.
(3) The options are immediately exercisable for 77,500 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share. Subject to Mr. Moore being an
officer or director of the Company on the relevant dates, the remaining options
will become exercisable on the following dates, in the following amounts, and
for the following exercise prices: (a) December 31, 1997, 46,500 shares of
Common Stock, $4.00 per share; and (b) December 31, 1998, 31,000 shares of
Common Stock, the lesser of $8.00 per share or the price per share at which the
Company first effectuates a public sale of its Common Stock in 1997 or 1998
using an investment banking firm chosen by the Board of Directors.
(4) The options are immediately exercisable for 52,500 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share. Subject to Mr. Dillard being an
officer or director of the Company on the relevant dates, the remaining options
will become exercisable on the following dates, in the following amounts, and
for the following exercise prices: (a) December 31, 1997, 31,500 shares of
Common Stock, $4.00 per share; and (b) December 31, 1998, 21,000 shares of
Common Stock, the lesser of $8.00 per share or the price per share at which the
Company first effectuates a public sale of its Common Stock in 1997 or 1998
using an investment banking firm chosen by the Board of Directors.
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Aggregated Stock Option/SAR Exercises During 1996 and Stock Option/SAR Values as
of December 31, 1996
The following table sets forth information with respect to the Chief
Executive Officer and the Named Executive Officers concerning the exercise of
options during 1996 and unexercised options held as of December 31, 1996:
Aggregate Option/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year
and FY-End Option/SAR Values
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Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised Value of Unexercised
Options/SARs at Fiscal In-the-Money Options/SARs
Year End (#)(1) at Fiscal Year End ($)(1)(2)
Shares
Acquired on Value Exercisable/ Exercisable/
Name Exercise (#) Realized ($) Unexercisable Unexercisable
---- ------------ ------------ ------------- -------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
J. Michael Moore......... - $ - 127,500/77,500 $100,000/$0
M. Ted Dillard........... - - 102,500/52,500 $100,000/$0
Anthony J. Bruno......... - - - -
James L. Woo............. - - - -
</TABLE>
(1) The amounts under the headings entitled "Exercisable" reflect
vested options as of December 31, 1996 and the amounts under the headings
entitled "Unexercisable" reflect options that have not vested as of December 31,
1996.
(2) Values stated are pre-tax and net of cost. The Board of Directors
determined that the market value for the Common Stock on December 31, 1996 was
equal to 2.50 per share, based on the limited liquidity of the Common Stock. The
unexercised in-the-money options at December 31, 1996 were exercised in April
1997 and the shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of these stock options
were issued pursuant to the Company's Registration Statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form S-8.
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Report From the Board of Directors Regarding Executive Compensation
General. The Board of Directors determines the compensation of
executive officers. The compensation paid executive officers is based primarily
on three elements: (i) base salary, (ii) annual incentives, such as bonuses, and
(iii) long-term equity-based incentives, primarily stock options. The goal is to
pay compensation comparable to similarly sized corporations, giving regard to
relative performance, and to tie annual incentives and long-term equity-based
incentives to corporate performance. The return to shareholders in the form of
dividends or price appreciation is also considered to be equally important in
determining the total compensation of executive officers.
In 1996, the Board of Directors took note of the improvement in sales,
net income and stock price of the Company. As a result of these factors, the
Board of Directors increased the annual base salary of the Chief Executive
Officer from $87,000 in 1995 to $117,000 in 1996, and awarded a bonus of $37,585
to the Chief Executive Officer in 1996. In addition, the Board of Directors
determined to grant the Chief Executive Officer options for 155,000 shares of
Common Stock, as described under "Stock Option Grants During 1996." The Board of
Directors has determined that a further increase in the Chief Executive
Officer's compensation is warranted in 1997 as a result of the continued
improvement in the performance of the Company. Accordingly, the Board of
Directors has (i) increased the annual salary of the Chief Executive Officer to
$150,000 in 1997 and (ii) entered into an employment contract with the Chief
Executive Officer with a term of three years. See "Employment Contracts."
The Board of Directors also reviewed the compensation paid to the
President of the Company. As a result of the above mentioned improvements in
sales, net income and stock price, the Board of Directors determined that the
compensation of the President should be adjusted. The Board of Directors
increased the annual base salary of the President from $78,000 in 1995 to
$111,314 in 1996, and awarded a bonus of $27,216 to the President in 1996. In
addition, the Board of Directors determined to grant the President options for
105,000 shares of Common Stock, as described under "Stock Option Grants During
1996." The Board of Directors has determined that a further increase in the
President's compensation is warranted in 1997 as a result of the continued
improvement in the performance of the Company. Accordingly, the Board of
Directors has (i) increased the annual salary of the President to $125,000 in
1997 and (ii) entered into an employment contract with the President with a term
of three years. See "Employment Contracts."
Beginning in 1997, a Compensation Committee consisting of the
non-employee directors was formed. The non-employee directors are Donald A.
Bailey and Samuel E. Hunter. In the future, it will be the responsibility of
this Compensation Committee to set the salaries of the Chief Executive Officer,
President and other executive officers of the Company.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. The Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1993 added Section 162(m) ("Section 162(m)") to the
Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). With certain exceptions, beginning with the
taxable year commencing January 1, 1994, Section 162(m) will prevent publicly
held corporations, including the Company, from taking a tax deduction for
compensation in excess of $1 million paid to the Chief Executive Officer and the
three other persons named in the Summary Compensation Table in this Proxy
Statement. For purposes of Section 162(m), this limitation will apply to the tax
year in which the Company would otherwise take the deduction. For nonqualified
stock options the deduction is normally taken in the year the option is
exercised. However, Section 162(m) will not apply to limit the deductibility of
performance-based compensation exceeding $1 million if (i) paid solely upon
attainment of one or more performance goals, (ii) paid pursuant to a
performance-based compensation plan adopted by the Compensation Committee, and
(iii) the terms of the plan are approved by the shareholders before payment of
the compensation.
The Board of Directors has reviewed the Company's compensation plans
with regard to the deduction limitation contained in Section 162(m). The Board
believes that option grants under the 1996 Plan (the "1996 Options") do not meet
the requirements of Section 162(m) to be considered performance-based
compensation. Therefore, Section 162(m) could limit the Company's deduction in
any tax year in which either recipient of the 1996 Options exercises some or all
of their 1996 Options and such recipient's total compensation, including the
value of the exercised options, exceeds $1 million in that taxable year.
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Furthermore, the Board of Directors has decided for the present not to
alter the Company's other compensation plans to meet the deductibility
requirements of the regulations promulgated under the Code. The Board of
Directors will continue to review the issue and its determination under the
regulations under Section 162(m) and monitor whether the Company's compensation
plans should be amended in the future to meet the deductibility requirements.
J. Michael Moore
M. Ted Dillard
Donald A. Bailey
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Employment Contracts
The Company has entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Moore
and Dillard which provide that: (i) compensation payable to Mr. Moore and Mr.
Dillard be not less than $150,000 per annum and $125,000 per annum,
respectively; (ii) the term of employment for each shall be for three years
commencing January 1, 1997; (iii) Mr. Moore shall be the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company and shall report to the Board of Directors of the Company; (iv)
Mr. Dillard shall be the President of the Company and shall report to Mr. Moore;
and (v) both individuals shall have the right to participate in all of the
benefit, bonus and incentive compensation plans of the Company and its
subsidiaries.
The Company contemplates entering into an employment agreement with Mr.
Furra which it is anticipated will provide that: (i) compensation payable to Mr.
Furra will be $96,000 per annum; (ii) the term of employment shall be for one
year commencing June 1, 1997, and renewing for successive one year terms unless
either the Company or Mr. Furra determine not to renew; (iii) Mr. Furra shall be
the Chief Financial Officer of the Company; (iv) Mr. Furra shall receive options
for the purchase of 30,000 shares of Common Stock to be exercisable on the
following dates, in the following amounts, and for the following exercise
prices: (A) on May 31, 1998, 10,000 shares of Common Stock at $4.00 per share
and (B) on May 31, 1999 and 2000, 10,000 shares of Common Stock at the lesser of
$8.00 per share or the price per share at which the Company first effectuates a
public sale of its Common Stock in 1997 or 1998 using an investment banking firm
chosen by the Board of Directors; and (v) Mr. Furra shall have the right to
participate in all of the benefit, bonus and incentive compensation plans of the
Company and its subsidiaries at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of
the Board of Directors.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
During 1996, no executive officer of the Company served as a director,
or member of the Compensation Committee, of another entity whose executive
officers served as a director, or on the Compensation Committee, of the Company.
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COMPARATIVE TOTAL RETURNS
Performance Graph
The following Performance Graph shows the changes over the five year
period from December 31, 1991 to December 31, 1996 in the value of $1,000
invested in: (1) the Company's Common Stock, (2) the Russell 2000 Index, and (3)
the Common Stock of the Peer Group (as defined below) of companies, whose
returns represent the arithmetic average for such companies and includes such
companies in such average only during the years that any of such companies were
publicly traded. The values with each investment as of the beginning of each
year are based on share price appreciation and the reinvestment with dividends
on the respective ex- dividend dates. The change in the Company's performance
for the year ended December 31, 1996, results from the price of the Company's
Common Stock increasing from $0.25 per share at December 31, 1995 to $3.25 per
share at December 31, 1996. Management believes that the Company's Common Stock
is somewhat illiquid due to a limited public float. The Peer Group consists of
the following companies whose businesses, taken as a whole, resemble the
Company's activities: Alternative Resources Corp., Data Processing Resources
Corp., General Employment Enterprises, Inc., RCM Technologies, Inc., Romac
International, Inc., SCB Computer Technology, Inc., and Source Services, Inc.
[GRAPHIC OMITTED]
This graph above assumes $1,000 invested on December 31, 1991 in the Common
Stock of the Company, the Russell 2000 Index and the Peer Group, and was plotted
using the following data:
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<CAPTION>
31-Dec-91 31-Dec-92 31-Dec-93 31-Dec-94 31-Dec-95 31-Dec-96
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Russell 2000 $1,000 $1,160 $ 1,190 $ 1,390 $1,660 $ 1,910
DCRI $1,000 $1,520 $ 520 $ 520 $1,000 $13,000
Peer Group $1,000 $ 960 $ 920 $ 2,270 $1,810 $ 2,070
</TABLE>
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
During 1996 and 1995, the Company paid various expenses on behalf of Mr.
Moore or various entities that he controls in the amount of approximately
$160,000 and $25,000, respectively. As these amounts are to be repaid by Mr.
Moore, they have been recorded as receivables. Of the $160,000 in 1996,
approximately $105,000 (which represents approximately 50% of the total legal
expense) relates to litigation defense associated with a lawsuit with Ditto
Properties, Inc., in connection with the Company being named therein as
garnishee. (See the Company's Annual Report, including Form 10-K, enclosed
herewith, Part I, Item 3.) With respect to the $105,000, Mr. Moore has executed
a noninterest bearing promissory note to the Company which has a six month
maturity and is expected to be repaid during 1997. The balance of the $160,000
consists of approximately $24,000 of advances and approximately $31,000 of
interest bearing notes. These notes bear interest at 10% and require monthly
principal and interest payments over 36 months. None of these receivables are
collaterized. The $105,000 note and the $24,000 of advances are reported as
receivables from related party in the Stockholders' Equity section of the
Consolidated Balance Sheet. The $31,000 of notes are included in notes
receivable - related party.
In January 1996, the Company loaned $25,000 to United States Funding
Group Oil and Gas, Inc., an entity that is wholly-owned by Mr. Moore. Such loan
was evidenced by a promissory note bearing interest at the rate of one percent
(1%) per month on the unpaid balance due in monthly installments. In addition, a
ten percent (10%) loan origination and administration fee was charged. As of
March 31, 1997, this note has been paid in full.
During January 1995, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement
with CFS, Inc., for the purpose of providing personnel services to certain
businesses requiring minority suppliers and others. CSF, Inc. is a minority
operated corporation, which because of its status, supplies services to clients
requiring a certain portion of its business to be allocated to minority owned
and operated vendors. The Company provides CSF, Inc. with personnel and contract
labor on a subcontractor basis. Laurie Moore, the wife of J. Michael Moore, the
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of the Company, owned 49% of
CFS, Inc. The majority shareholder of CFS, Inc. purchased the 49% ownership
interest of Ms. Moore, pursuant to a transaction which was made effective
retroactive to January 1, 1995. Ms. Moore received no monetary gain on her
investment in CFS, Inc. or on this transaction. The Company has a 49% ownership
interest in the joint venture and is allocated 65% of the net income or loss
resulting from the joint venture operations. The joint venture had assets of
$150,000 and liabilities of $361,000 at December 31, 1996. The joint venture
recorded net losses for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, respectively
of approximately $139,000 and $74,000. Accordingly, the Company recognized
approximately $90,000 and $48,000, respectively, in losses from joint venture
operations in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended
December 31, 1996 and 1995.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), requires the Company's officers and directors, and persons who
own more than 10% of a registered class of the Company's equity securities (the
"10% Stockholders"), to file reports of ownership and changes of ownership with
the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and NASDAQ National Market.
Officers, directors and 10% Stockholders of the Company are required by SEC
regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms so
filed.
Based solely on review of copies of such forms received, the Company
believes that, during the last fiscal year, all filing requirements under
Section 16(a) applicable to its officers, directors and 10% Stockholders were
timely. However, Messrs. Moore, Dillard and Bailey did not file their respective
Form 3's in 1991; Messrs. Moore, Dillard and Bailey did not file their
respective Form 4's for the grant of certain options in 1995; Mr. Moore did not
file his Form 4 regarding the acquisition of beneficial ownership of certain
shares of common stock in 1993; Messrs. Moore, Dillard, Bailey and Hunter did
not file their respective Form 4's for the grant of certain options in 1996;
Messrs. Moore, Dillard, Bailey and Hunter have not filed any Form 5's; Mr. Furra
has not filed his Form 3; and Mr. Hunter filed his Form 3 late. The Company is
presently attempting to bring these filings current.
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PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC. 1996
AMENDED AND RESTATED NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Proposal 2)
General
The Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan") was adopted by the Board of
Directors on December 27, 1996 and ratified by the Board of Directors on April
10, 1997. The 1996 Plan terminates on December 27, 2006. The purpose of the 1996
Plan is to enable the Company to obtain and retain the services of the types of
employees, officers and directors who will contribute to the Company's long
range success and to provide incentives which are linked directly to increases
in share value which will inure to the benefit of all shareholders of the
Company.
The Company has registered the shares of Common Stock issuable under
the 1996 Plan under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended (the "1933 Act").
Shares issued upon exercise of options after the effective date of such
registration could immediately be sold in the open market subject, in the case
of affiliates (as defined in Rule 144 under the 1933 Act), to compliance with
the provisions of Rule 144 other than the holding period requirement.
Assuming the presence of a quorum, the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the shares of Common Stock present at the meeting in person or
represented by proxy and entitled to vote thereon is necessary in order to
ratify the adoption of the 1996 Plan. While shareholder ratification is not
required to approve the 1996 Plan, the Board of Directors has determined that it
is appropriate to submit the adoption of the 1996 Plan by the Company to the
shareholders for ratification in order to comply with the listing rules of The
NASDAQ Stock Market should the Company determine that it is appropriate to seek
such listing in the future. Proxies will be voted for or against such approval
in accordance with the specifications marked thereon and, if no specification is
made, will be voted in favor of such approval.
Description of the Company's 1996 Plan
A copy of the 1996 Plan is attached to this Proxy statement as Exhibit
A. A summary of the principal provisions of the 1996 Plan is set forth below:
Options granted under the 1996 Plan will be stock options not intended
to qualify for incentive stock option treatment ("Non-Qualified Stock Options"
or "Options"). The 1996 Plan is not required to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code, nor is it subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Eligibility and Participation
Under the 1996 Plan, Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to
employees (including officers and directors) of the Company or a parent or
subsidiary of the Company (approximately 285 persons at March 31, 1997).
Administration
The 1996 Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the
Company or, in the absence of a Compensation Committee, by a committee composed
of one or more officers of the Company selected by the Board of Directors.
Subject to the provisions of the 1996 Plan, the Committee has authority to
determine all terms and provisions under which Options are granted pursuant to
the 1996 Plan, including, without limitation, (i) the number of shares subject
to each Option, (ii) when the Option becomes exercisable, (iii) the vesting
schedule for each grant, (iv) the exercise price and (v) the duration of the
Option, which cannot exceed ten years.
Transferability; Termination of Employment
An Option granted under the 1996 Plan is not transferable by the
optionee except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and is
exercisable during the lifetime of the optionee only while the optionee is in
the employ of the Company or within specified periods of time after termination
of employment.
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Vesting
The 1996 Plan does not impose any specific vesting requirements.
Amendment
The 1996 Plan provides that the Board may amend the 1996 Plan at any
time in such respect as the Board of Directors may deem desirable; provided that
the following amendments shall require approval by the holders of a majority of
the shares represented at a meeting of shareholders for which a quorum is
present: (i) to materially increase the aggregate number of shares eligible for
issuance under the 1996 Plan; (ii) to materially increase the benefits accruing
to participants under the 1996 Plan; or (iii) to materially modify the
requirements for eligibility under the 1996 Plan. The 1996 Plan was amended on
May 15, 1997, to clarify the eligibility of directors under the 1996 Plan and
several minor operational aspects of the 1996 Plan. These changes have been
incorporated into the amended and restated version of the 1996 Plan attached
hereto as Exhibit A.
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following discussion of the federal income tax consequences of
participation in the 1996 Plan is only a summary and does not purport to be
complete, and differences in individual optionees' financial situations may
cause federal, state and local income tax consequences of participation in the
1996 Plan to vary.
An optionee will not recognize any income upon the grant of a
Non-Qualified Stock Option. Upon exercise of the Non-Qualified Stock Option, the
amount by which the fair market value of the shares transferred ("Non-Qualified
Option Shares") at the time of exercise exceeds the exercise price must be
treated as ordinary income received by the optionee.
If an optionee exercises a Non-Qualified Stock Option by paying the
exercise price with shares of Common Stock, the optionee will be treated as
having made a nontaxable exchange of the number of shares transferred for an
equal number of shares received (the "Exchange Stock"). The basis and holding
period of the Exchange Stock will be the same as the basis and holding period of
the stock transferred. The fair market value of all shares received in excess of
the Exchange Stock (the "Excess Stock") are treated as compensation income to
the optionee, and the Company generally will have a corresponding deduction to
the extent the amount constitutes an ordinary and necessary business expense and
is not disallowed by Section 162(m). The Excess Stock has a basis equal to the
amount included in the optionee's compensation income and a holding period that
begins on the date the Non-Qualified Stock Option is exercised.
The Company generally will be entitled to deduct the amount that the
optionee is required to treat as ordinary income in the Company's taxable year
that ends with or within the taxable year in which the optionee recognizes such
income, to the extent such amount constitutes an ordinary and necessary business
expense and is not disallowed under Section 162(m).
Upon a taxable disposition of Non-Qualified Option Shares, any amount
received by the optionee in excess of the sum of (i) the exercise price and (ii)
any amount includable in income with respect to the exercise of such
Non-Qualified Stock Option, will generally be treated as long-term or short-term
capital gain, depending upon the holding period of the Non-Qualified Option
Shares. To qualify for long-term capital gain treatment, the Non-Qualified
Option Shares must have been held for more than 12 months. The maximum federal
income tax rate applicable to individuals for long-term capital gain is
currently 28%. If, upon disposition, the optionee receives an amount that is
less than the fair market value of the Non-Qualified Option Shares on the
exercise date, the loss will generally be treated as a long or short-term
capital loss, depending upon the holding period of such Non-Qualified Option
Shares.
Termination of Options
While not expressly set forth under the terms of the 1996 Plan, it is
contemplated that the unexercised portion of an Option will terminate shortly
following the Optionee's termination of employment or status as a director
unless his employment or status terminates due to his death or disability, in
which case the termination date of the Option generally will be extended for 12
months.
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Shares of Common Stock Subject to the 1996 Plan
The 1996 Plan authorizes the granting of Non-Qualified Stock Options to
optionees to purchase Common Stock. A total of Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand
(450,000) shares of Common Stock (subject to certain adjustments discussed
below) have been reserved for sale upon the exercise of Non-Qualified Stock
Options granted under the 1996 Plan. As of July 11, 1997, Non-Qualified Stock
Options for 350,000 shares had been granted under the 1996 Plan. If a
Non-Qualified Stock Option expires fully or partially unexercised, the shares
then subject to such Option are available for later grant. In the event of a
change in the number of shares outstanding as a result of a declaration of a
stock dividend or any recapitalization resulting in a stock split-up (including
if Proposal 3 regarding a forward split is approved by the requisite
shareholders), combination or exchange of shares, there shall be a proportionate
adjustment in the shares available for grant and the shares subject to
outstanding Options.
Payment of Exercise Price
Unless further limited in any Non-Qualified Stock Option, the exercise
price shall be paid solely in cash, or by check, or, if either expressly
permitted by the terms of the Option, or otherwise permitted by the Board of
Directors in its sole discretion at the time of exercise, in whole or in part by
delivery of shares of Common Stock which will be deemed payment of all or a
portion of the exercise price in an amount equal to the fair market value of
such delivered shares.
The Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" this proposal.
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PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO EFFECT A FORWARD SPLIT OF THE COMPANY'S COMMON STOCK
(Proposal 3)
Summary Description of the Proposal
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company will consider
and vote upon the adoption of a proposal to amend the Company's articles of
incorporation to provide that each share of Common Stock be subdivided into two
shares of Common Stock. Such exchange will produce what is commonly known as a
"forward split."
The proposed forward split will have the effect of causing those who
are shareholders as of August 12, 1997 (the date of the Annual Meeting, which
will be the "Effective Date" of the forward split if Proposal 3 is approved by
the shareholders) to receive one additional share of Common Stock for each share
of the Common Stock of the Company owned on that date. A copy of the proposed
amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
As of July 11, 1997, there were 1,785,312 shares of Common Stock issued
and outstanding, held by approximately 180 shareholders of record. While the
Company knows that a number of beneficial owners of its Common Stock hold shares
in street name, no estimate has been made as to the number of shareholders
owning stock of the Company in street name. Immediately following the Effective
Date, and assuming no change in the number of issued and outstanding shares of
Common Stock, there would be 3,570,624 shares of Common Stock outstanding held
by these shareholders.
Assuming the presence of a quorum, the affirmative vote of the holders
of a two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote
thereon is necessary in order to approve the forward split. Proxies will be
voted for or against such approval in accordance with the specifications marked
thereon and, if no specification is made, will be voted in favor of such
approval.
Principal Reasons for and Effects of the Forward Split
Management believes that increasing the number of shares of Common
Stock held by each shareholder will promote liquidity in the Company's Common
Stock by (a) increasing the shares of Common Stock available in the public
"float" and (b) encouraging holders of relatively small lots of Common Stock to
trade some of those shares in the public market. Management believes that many
of the Company's current shareholders acquired relatively small holdings in the
Company which they have held for investment over the long term, and that they
are unwilling to sell such shares of Common Stock constituting their initial
investment. By increasing the number of such shares of Common Stock such
shareholders hold, Management hopes that they will be more amenable to trade a
portion of their holdings, increasing the number of shares of Common Stock
available in the market to be purchased by new investors. In this manner, the
Company hopes that the public market for the Company's Common Stock will become
more liquid.
Since all shareholders will be affected, the forward split will not
cause a dilution of the percentage of aggregate equity ownership, voting rights,
earnings or net book value of shareholders. The per share earnings and net book
value of the Company's Common Stock will be reduced, since there will be more
shares of Common Stock outstanding. However, the Board of Directors does not
believe that the reduction in per share earnings and net book value will
adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock as the Board of Directors
believes that the increased liquidity of the Common Stock resulting from the
increased public float will more than offset any negative impacts resulting from
the above mentioned reductions. There can be no assurances, however, that any of
the hoped for effects will occur.
The forward split will increase the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants or similar rights. As of
July 11, 1997, there were 450,000 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance
upon exercise of options. If the forward split is approved, an additional
450,000 shares of Common Stock will be required to be reserved for this purpose.
The Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" this proposal.
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RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF AUDITORS
(Proposal 4)
The Board of Directors has appointed Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.,
independent accountants, to audit the consolidated financial statements of the
Company for the year ending December 31, 1997. The Company is advised that no
member of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. has any direct financial interest or material
indirect financial interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries since the
date of their engagement, April 22, 1997, or, has had any connection with the
Company or any of its subsidiaries in the capacity of promoter, underwriter,
voting trustee, director, officer or employee since such date.
Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. ("Weaver and Tidwell") served as the
independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal years ended December 31, 1995
and 1996 and until April 18, 1997. During the past two fiscal years and through
and including April 18, 1997, there have been no disagreements between the
Company and Weaver and Tidwell on any matters of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which
disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Weaver and Tidwell, would
have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in
connection with its report. Further, the audit reports of Weaver and Tidwell on
the financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 1995 and
1996, did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were
they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting
principles.
The Company requested that Weaver and Tidwell furnish a letter
addressed to the SEC stating that it agreed with the above statements relating
to Weaver and Tidwell. A copy of such letter dated April 25, 1997, was filed as
Exhibit 16.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, dated April 25, 1997.
A representative of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. is expected to be present
at the Annual Meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if such
representative desires to do so and will be available to respond to appropriate
questions.
While shareholder ratification is not required for the selection of
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. since the Board of Directors has the responsibility for
the selection of the Company's independent auditors, the selection is being
submitted for ratification at the Annual Meeting with a view toward soliciting
the shareholder's opinion thereon, which opinion will be taken into
consideration in future deliberations. Assuming the presence of a quorum, the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
present at the meeting in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote
thereon is necessary in order to ratify the selection of Coopers & Lybrand
L.L.P. as independent auditors. Proxies will be voted for or against such
approval in accordance with the specifications marked thereon and, if no
specification is made, will be voted in favor of such approval.
The Board of Directors recommends voting "FOR" this proposal.
OTHER BUSINESS
(Proposal 5)
The Board of Directors knows of no other business to be brought before
the Annual Meeting. If, however, any other business should properly come before
the Annual Meeting, the persons named in the accompanying proxy will vote the
proxy as in their discretion they may deem appropriate, unless they are directed
by the proxy to do otherwise.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS
Proposals for 1998 Annual Meeting
Pursuant to various rules promulgated by the SEC, any proposals of
holders of Common Stock of the Company intended to be presented to the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of the Company to be held in 1998 must be received by
the Company, addressed to M. Ted Dillard, President, 12801 North Central Expwy.,
Suite 350, Dallas, Texas 75243, no later than December 24, 1997 to be included
in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting,
which is tentatively scheduled for May 1998.
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With respect to business to be brought before the Annual Meeting, the
Company has not received any notices from shareholders that the Company is
required to include in this Proxy Statement.
GENERAL
The information contained in this Proxy Statement in the sections
entitled "Executive Compensation -- Report From the Board of Directors Regarding
Executive Compensation" and "Comparative Total Returns" shall not be deemed
incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference
any information contained in this Proxy Statement into any filing under the 1933
Act, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically
incorporates by reference the information contained in such sections, and shall
not otherwise be deemed filed under the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
M. TED DILLARD
Secretary
Dallas, Texas
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT PROXIES BE RETURNED PROMPTLY. SHAREHOLDERS WHO DO NOT
EXPECT TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND WISH THEIR SHARES TO BE VOTED ARE URGED
TO DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY IN THE ENCLOSED SELF-ADDRESSED
ENVELOPE. NO POSTAGE IS REQUIRED IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES.
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EXHIBIT A
DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN
ARTICLE I. General Purpose of Plan
The name of this plan is the Amended and Restated 1996 Nonqualified
Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") of Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the "Company"), which amends and restates the Diversified Corporate
Resources, Inc. 1996 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan in its entirety. The purpose
of the Plan is to enable the Company, to obtain and retain the services of the
types of employees and officers who will contribute to the Company's long range
success and to provide incentives which are linked directly to increases in
share value which will inure to the benefit of all shareholders of the Company.
ARTICLE II. Definitions
For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set
forth below:
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, or any successor thereto.
"Committee" means the Compensation Committee of the Company or, in the
absence of a Compensation Committee, a committee composed of one or more
officers of the Company as selected from time to time by the Board of Directors
of the Company.
"Company" means Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. (or any successor
business entity) and all of its subsidiaries.
"Date of Grant" means the date on which the Board of Directors adopts a
resolution expressly granting a Stock Option to a Participant.
"Eligible Person" means any person who is a key employee (including
officers) of the Company or entity which is the parent of, or a subsidiary of,
the Company or a director of the Company.
"Exercise Price" means the price at which the Shares subject to a Stock
Option may be purchased.
"Participant" means any Eligible Person selected by the Board of
Directors to receive grants of Stock Options.
"Plan" means the Company's Amended and Restated 1996 Nonqualified Stock
Option Plan.
"Retirement" means retirement from active employment with the Company,
or any parent or subsidiary of the Company.
"Shares" means shares of Common Stock of the Company.
"Stock Option" means any option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to
the Plan.
ARTICLE III. Administration
Section 3.1 The Administrator.
a. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee.
b. Only the Committee shall have the power and authority to
grant Stock Options to Eligible Persons, pursuant to the terms of the
Plan. The Committee shall determine (i) those Eligible Persons to whom
Stock Options are to be granted, (ii) the number of Shares to be made
subject to each
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Stock Option, and (iii) the terms and conditions of each Stock Option,
including, without limitation, the exercise price and the medium of
payment.
c. All decisions made by the Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on the Company and
the Participants.
ARTICLE IV. Shares Subject to the Plan
Section 4.1 Shares Subject to the Plan. Subject to adjustment as herein
provided, the total number of Shares reserved and available for issuance under
the Plan shall be 450,000 Shares which shall consist, in whole or in part, of
authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock of the Company.
Section 4.2 Unexercised Share Options. To the extent that any Stock
Options expire or are otherwise terminated without being exercised, the Shares
underlying such Stock Options shall again be available for issuance in
connection with future Stock Options granted under the Plan.
ARTICLE V. Eligibility
All persons who are Eligible Persons shall be eligible to be granted
Stock Options hereunder subject to the limitations set forth in this Plan.
ARTICLE VI. Stock Options
Section 6.1 General. The Plan provides for the grant of Stock Options
to Eligible Persons selected by the Committee for participation in the Plan.
Each grant of Stock Options pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock
Option agreement between the Participant and the Company in the form from time
to time adopted by the Committee and containing such terms and conditions which
the Committee deems appropriate. The provisions of the various Stock Option
agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.
Section 6.2 Terms and Conditions of the Stock Options. Each Stock
Option granted pursuant to the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option
agreement between the Company and the Participant, which agreement shall comply
with and be subject to the following terms and conditions:
a. Number of Shares. Each Stock Option agreement shall state
the number of Shares which may be purchased upon exercise of the Stock
Option.
b. Exercise Price. Each Stock Option agreement shall state the
Exercise Price.
c. Medium and Time of Payment. To the extent permitted under
the Texas law, as currently in effect, the Exercise Price shall be paid
in full, at the time of exercise, in cash or, with the approval of the
Committee, in Shares which have a fair market value equal to the
Exercise Price or in a combination of cash and such Shares.
d. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Each Stock Option
agreement may contain such restrictions on the transfer of Shares sold
under the Plan as the Committee may determine, including, without
limitation, rights of repurchase and rights of first refusal.
e. Term and Exercise of Stock Option. Stock Options shall be
exercisable over the exercise period at the times the Committee may
determine, as reflected in the related Stock Option agreements. The
exercise period of any Stock Option shall not exceed ten (10) years
from the Date of Grant. The exercise period shall be subject to earlier
termination as provided in this Plan. A Stock Option may be exercised,
as to any or all full Shares as to which the Stock Option has become
exercisable, by giving written notice of such exercise to the Company.
ARTICLE VII. Adjustments
Section 7.1 Effect of Certain Changes.
a. If there is any change in the number of Shares outstanding
through the distribution of Shares or through a recapitalization
resulting in Share splits or combinations or exchanges of the Shares
outstanding, (i) the number of Shares covered by Stock Options
outstanding; (ii) the number of Shares
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reserved and available for issuance under the Plan; and (iii) the
Exercise Price in effect prior to such change shall be proportionately
adjusted by the Committee to reflect any increase or decrease in the
number of Shares issued; provided, that any fractional Shares resulting
from the adjustment shall be eliminated.
b. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of
the Company, or in the event of any corporate separation or division,
including, but not limited to, a split-up, split-off or spin-off (each,
a "liquidating event"), the Committee may provide that the holder of
any Stock Option then exercisable shall have the right to exercise such
Stock Option subsequent to the liquidating event, at the price provided
in the Stock Option agreement, for the total number of Shares to which
the Stock Option relates (less the number of Shares, if any, previously
purchased pursuant to the Plan), and for the balance of its term,
solely for the kind and amount of shares of stock and other securities,
property, cash or any combination thereof receivable upon such
liquidating event by a holder of the number of Shares for or with
respect to which such Stock Option might have been exercised
immediately prior to such liquidating event; or the Committee may
provide, in the alternative, that each Stock Option granted under the
Plan shall terminate as of a date to be fixed by the Committee;
provided, that not less than thirty (30) days written notice of the
date so fixed shall be given to each Participant and if such notice is
given, each Participant shall have the right, during the period of
thirty (30) days preceding such termination, to exercise the Stock
Option as to all or any part of the Shares covered thereby, on the
condition, however, that the liquidating event actually occurs; and if
the liquidating event actually occurs, such exercise shall be deemed
effective (and, if applicable, the Participant shall be deemed a
shareholder with respect to Stock Options exercised immediately
preceding the occurrence of the liquidating event) on the date of
record for stockholders entitled to share in such liquidating event, if
a record date is set.
c. Each Stock Option outstanding shall terminate upon (i) a
merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving
entity, or (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the
capital stock or assets of the Company to any entity or person that is
not a parent or subsidiary and the Company is not the surviving entity
((i) and (ii) shall be collectively referred to as a "Change of
Control") provided that (A) each Participant to whom no Stock Options
have been tendered by the surviving entity pursuant to the terms of
item (B) immediately below shall have the right, exercisable during a
ten-day period ending on the fifth business day prior to such Change of
Control in which the Company is not the surviving entity, to exercise
his or her Stock Option in whole or in part with respect to the total
number of Shares to which the Stock Option relates (less the number of
Shares, if any, previously purchased pursuant to the Plan), on the
condition, however, that the Change of Control is actually effected;
and if the Change of Control is actually effected, such exercise shall
be deemed effective (and, if applicable, the Participant shall be
deemed a stockholder with respect to the Stock Option exercised)
immediately preceding the effective time of such Change of Control (on
the date of record for stockholders entitled to share in the securities
or property distributed in such Change of Control, if a record date is
set); and (B) in its sole and absolute discretion, the surviving entity
may, but shall not be obligated to, tender to any Participant share
options with respect to the surviving entity, and such new share
options shall contain such terms and provisions as shall substantially
preserve the rights and benefits of any Stock Options then outstanding
under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change
of Control in which the Company is not the surviving entity, the
Committee shall have the right in its sole discretion to pay to each
Participant possessing unexercised Stock Options, as soon as
practicable following consummation of such Change of Control, an amount
equal to the fair market value of all Shares purchasable (without
regard to vesting provisions) under the unexercised Stock Options less
the Exercise Price of such unexercised Stock Options (the "Net Value").
If the Committee elects to pay each Participant the Net Value
rather than grant the Participants the rights described in this Section
7.1(c), the Participants shall not be entitled to prior notice of such
Change of Control. Upon payment of the Net Value, all Stock Options
outstanding under this Plan shall be null and void and the Participants
shall have no further rights thereunder. The Company shall have the
right to withhold all applicable taxes from the Net Value prior to
making payment to the Participants.
d. Section 7.1(c) shall not apply to a Change of Control in
which the Company is the surviving entity.
e. The determination as to which party to a Change of Control
is the "surviving entity" shall be made by the Board of Directors.
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f. In the event of a change in the Shares of the Company as
presently constituted which is limited to a change of all of its
authorized shares with par value into the same number of shares without
par value, or a change in the par value, the shares resulting from any
such change shall be "Shares" within the meaning of the Plan.
g. To the extent that the foregoing adjustments relate to
shares or securities of the Company, such adjustments shall be made by
the Committee, whose determination in that respect shall be final,
binding and conclusive.
h. Except as hereinbefore expressly provided in this Article
VII, no Participant shall have any rights by reason of any subdivision
or consolidation of Shares or the payment of any dividend or any other
increase or decrease in the number of Shares of any class or by reason
of any liquidating event, Change of Control of assets or equity
securities of another equity, or any other issue by the Company of
shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any
class; and except as provided in this Article VII, none of the
foregoing events shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof
shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to
Stock Options. The grant of a Stock Option pursuant to the Plan shall
not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make
adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its
capital or business structures or to effect a Change of Control or to
dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all of part of its business or
assets.
i. Except as specifically provided in this Article VII, a
Participant or a transferee of a Stock Option shall have no rights as a
stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by the Stock Options
until the date of the issuance of a Share certificate to him or her for
such Shares, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or
extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or
distributions of other rights for which the record date is prior to the
date such Share certificate is issued, except as herein provided.
ARTICLE VIII. Amendment and Termination
The Board of Directors may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no
amendment, alteration or discontinuance shall be made which would impair the
rights of the Participant under any Stock Option theretofore granted without
such Participant's consent, or which without the approval of the shareholders
would (a) except as provided in Article VII, materially increase the total
number of Shares reserved for the purposes of the Plan, (b) materially increase
the benefits accruing to Participants or Eligible Persons under the Plan, or (c)
materially modify the requirements for eligibility under the Plan.
The Board of Directors may amend the terms of any award theretofore
granted, prospectively or retroactively, but, subject to the terms of the Plan,
no such amendment shall impair the rights of any holder without his or her
consent.
ARTICLE IX. General Provisions
Section 9.1 General Provisions.
a. The Committee may require each person purchasing Shares
pursuant to the Plan to represent to and agree with the Company in
writing that such person is acquiring the Shares without a view to
distribution thereof. The certificates for such Shares may include any
legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any
restrictions on transfer.
b. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan shall
be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the
Committee may deem advisable.
Section 9.2 Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in this
Plan shall prevent the Company from adopting other or additional compensation
arrangements, subject to stockholder approval if such approval is required; and
such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in
specific areas.
Section 9.3 Termination of Employment. Except as herein provided or in
any Stock Option agreement, no Stock Option may be exercised unless the
Participant is then in the employ of the Company, or any parent or any
subsidiary of the Company, and unless he or she has remained continuously so
employed since the Date of Grant. If the employment or services of a Participant
shall terminate, unless otherwise provided in
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the Stock Option agreement, all Stock Options previously granted to the
Participant shall terminate on the date notice is given or received regarding
such termination. Nothing in the Plan or in any Stock Option granted pursuant to
the Plan shall confer upon an employee any right to continue in the employ of
the Company, or any parent or any subsidiary of the Company, or interfere in any
way with the right of the Company to terminate such employment at any time.
Section 9.4 Nontransferability of Stock Options. Stock Options granted
under the Plan shall not be transferable otherwise than by will or by the laws
of descent and distribution, and Stock Options may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Participant, only by the Participant or by his or her guardian
or legal representative.
Section 9.5 Regulatory Matters. Each Stock Option agreement shall
provide that no shares shall be purchased or sold thereunder unless and until
(a) any then applicable requirements of state or federal laws and regulatory
agencies shall have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company
and its counsel, and (b) if required to do so by the Company, the Participant
shall have executed and delivered to the Company a letter of investment intent
in such form and containing such provisions as the Committee may require.
Section 9.6 Delivery. Upon exercise of a Stock Option granted under
this Plan, the Company shall issue a Share certificate on the date of exercise,
which will be delivered to the Participant exercising the Stock Option as
promptly as practicable thereafter.
Section 9.7 Other Provisions. The Stock Option agreements authorized
under the Plan may contain such other provisions not inconsistent with the Plan,
including, without limitation, restrictions upon the exercise of the Stock
Option, as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
ARTICLE X. Effective Date of the Plan
The Plan became effective as of December 27, 1996, the date as of which
the Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE XI. Term of Plan
No Stock Option shall be granted pursuant to the Plan after December
27, 2006 but Stock Options theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.
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EXHIBIT B
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 4.04(A) of the Texas Business
Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of
Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:
ARTICLE ONE. The name of the corporation is Diversified Corporate
Resources, Inc.
ARTICLE TWO. The following amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
was adopted by the shareholders of the corporation on August 12, 1997:
Article Four of the Articles of Incorporation is hereby amended to add
the following as the final paragraph of such Article:
ARTICLE FOUR
Each share of Common Stock of the Corporation, $.10 par value,
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time this Amendment
becomes effective shall be and hereby are automatically reclassified
and changed without any further action into two (2) fully paid and
non-assessable shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, $.10 par
value, without decreasing the amount of stated capital of the
Corporation and as a result thereof, the Corporation shall have issued
and outstanding, upon the effective date of this Amendment, 3,570,624
shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value. No fractional shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation shall be issued or outstanding.
ARTICLE THREE. The number of shares of the Corporation outstanding at
the time of such adoption was 1,785,312; and the number of shares
entitled to vote thereon was 1,785,312.
ARTICLE FOUR. The number of shares voted for such amendment was
______________, and the number of shares voted against such amendment
was _______________.
DATED the __th day of August, 1997.
DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
By:
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Its:
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PROXY PROXY
DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.
Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders, August 12, 1997
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby appoints J. Michael Moore and M. Ted Dillard, or either
of them, with full power of substitution, as Proxies to vote all shares of
common stock of Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc. (the "Company") held of
record by the undersigned on July 11, 1997, at the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held in Dallas, Texas on August 12, 1997 and any adjournments
or postponements thereof, on the following matters as set forth in the Notice of
Meeting and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged.
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PLEASE MARK VOTE IN OVAL IN THE FOLOWING MANNER USING DARK INK
ONLY |X|
[ ]
The Board of Directors Recommends FOR all nominees WITHHOLD
a Vote "FOR" Each of the Listed listed below (except AUTHORITY to
Proposals. as marked below to vote for all
the contrary) nominees listed
below
1. Proposal to elect as Directors of the [ ] [ ]
Company the following persons to
hold office until the next annual
election of Directors by shareholders
or until their successors have been
duly elected and qualified.
J. Michael Moore, Donald A. Bailey,
M. Ted Dillard, Samuel E. Hunter
(Instructions: To withhold authority to
vote for any individual nominee, enter
that nominee's name in the space
provided below.)
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For Against Abstain
2. Approval and adoption of the Company's [ ] [ ] [ ]
Amended and Restated 1996 Nonqualified
Stock Option Plan.
3. Proposal to amend the Company's articles [ ] [ ] [ ]
of incorporation to effect a forward split
of the Company's common stock, $.10 par
value per share.
4. Proposal to ratify the appointment of [ ] [ ] [ ]
Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P. as independent
auditors for the 1997 fiscal year.
5. In their discretion, the Proxies are [ ] [ ] [ ]
authorized to vote upon such other
matters and business as may properly
come before the meeting.
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Your signature(s) on this proxy form should be exactly as your name or names
appear on this proxy. If the stock is held jointly, each holder should sign. If
signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other
fiduciary or representative capacity, please set forth your full title. If a
corporation, please sign in full corporate name by the president or other
authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in the partnership's name by
authorized person. PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY PROMPTLY USING
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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(Signature)
________________________ Dated _______, 1997
(Signature if held jointly)
The shares represented by this proxy will be voted as
directed by the shareholder. If no direction is given when
the duly executed proxy is returned, such shares will be
voted in accordance with the recommendations of the Board of
Directors FOR proposals 1, 2, 3, and 4, and the proxies will
use their discretion with respect to any matter referred to
in ITEM 5.
